Evaluating self-report measures of narcissistic entitlement

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 460-474

  Ackerman, Robert A ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entitlement; Narcissism; Narcissistic personality inventory; Psychological entitlement scale; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NARCISSISM; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84888205885     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9352-7     Document Type: Article

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