Dark traits and suicide: Associations between psychopathy, narcissism, and components of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 928-938

  Harrop, Tiffany M ^a   Preston, Olivia C ^a   Khazem, Lauren R ^a   Anestis, Michael D ^a   Junearick, Regis ^a   Green, Bradley A ^a   Anestis, Joye C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHY; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032947934     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000300     Document Type: Article

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