Soldiers of misfortune: An examination of the Dark Triad and the experience of schadenfreude

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-68

  Porter, Stephen ^a   Bhanwer, Aisha ^a   Woodworth, Michael ^a   Black, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Sadism; Schadenfreude

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901271315     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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