The dark side of equity sensitivity

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-108

  Woodley, Hayden J R ^a   Allen, Natalie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benevolent; Dark Triad; Entitled; Equity sensitivity; Equity theory; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901287966     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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