Machiavellianism and sexual behavior: Motivations, deception and infidelity

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 186-191

  Brewer, Gayle ^a   Abell, Loren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deception; Infidelity; Machiavellianism; Motivation; Relationships; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909594396     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.10.028     Document Type: Article

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