Narcissism and Discrepancy Between Self and Friends' Perceptions of Personality

Journal of Personality

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 278-286

  Park, Sun W ^a,b   Colvin, C Randall ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903899539     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12053     Document Type: Article

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