Narcissism and Newlywed Marriage: Partner Characteristics and Marital Trajectories

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 169-179

  Lavner, Justin A ^a   Lamkin, Joanna ^a   Miller, Joshua D ^a   Campbell, W Keith ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

homophily; longitudinal; marital quality; narcissism; newlywed marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931314676     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000137     Document Type: Article

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