Is there a "dark intelligence"? Emotional intelligence is used by dark personalities to emotionally manipulate others

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-52

  Nagler, Ursa K J ^a   Reiter, Katharina J ^a   Furtner, Marco R ^a   Rauthmann, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dark triad; Emotional intelligence; Emotional manipulation; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Social intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901255360     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.025     Document Type: Article

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