Perfectionism and narcissism: Testing unique relationships and gender differences

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 61-62, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-56

  Sherry, Simon B ^a   Gralnick, Tara M ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Sherry, Dayna L ^c   Flett, Gordon L ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Narcissism; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896542560     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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