Narcissism and relationships: From light to dark

The Dark Side of Close Relationships II

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 381-407

  Foster, Joshua D ^a   Twenge, Jean M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203874370     Document Type: Chapter

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