Narcissism and empathy in young offenders and non-offenders

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-210

  Hepper, Erica G ^a   Hart, Claire M ^b   Meek, Rosie ^c   Cisek, Sylwia ^b   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal behaviour; Empathy; Narcissism; Offending; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898042888     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1939     Document Type: Article

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