Psychopathy and Machiavellianism: A Distinction Without a Difference?

Journal of Personality

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 439-453

  Miller, Joshua D ^a   Hyatt, Courtland S ^a   Maples Keller, Jessica L ^a   Carter, Nathan T ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963877433     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12251     Document Type: Article

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