The narcissistic self: Background, an extended agency model, and ongoing controversies

The Self

Volumn 9780203818572, Issue , 2011, Pages 115-138

  Keith Campbell, W ^a   Foster, Joshua D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203818572     Document Type: Chapter

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