Dark triad, tramps, and thieves: Psychopathy predicts a diverse range of theft-related attitudes and behaviors

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 215-220

  Lyons, Minna ^a   Jonason, Peter K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Impulsivity; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Thefts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934313815     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: 21512299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000177     Document Type: Article

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