Perfectionism and narcissism: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 90-101

  Smith, Martin M ^a   Sherry, Simon B ^b,c   Chen, Samantha ^a   Saklofske, Donald H ^a   Flett, Gordon L ^d   Hewitt, Paul L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grandiosity; Meta analysis; Narcissism; Perfectionism; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984623197     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2016.07.012     Document Type: Article

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