Narcissism and empathy as predictors of obsessive relational intrusion

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-390

  Asada, Kelli Jean K ^a   Lee, Eunsoon ^a   Levine, Timothy R ^a   Ferrara, Merissa Hart ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016117758     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090409360002     Document Type: Article

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