Are parenting practices associated with the development of narcissism? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 84-94

  Wetzel, Eunike ^a,b   Robins, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploitativeness; Narcissism; Parental hostility; Parental monitoring; Parental warmth; Superiority

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973482330     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2016.05.005     Document Type: Article

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