Differential relations of narcissism and self-esteem to romantic relationships: The mediating role of perception discrepancy

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 374-384

  Ye, Shengquan ^a   Lam, Zando Kin Wai ^a   Ma, Zewei ^a   Ng, Ting Kin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Narcissism; perception discrepancy; relationship satisfaction; romantic relationships; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006508013     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12160     Document Type: Article

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