Fearing Failure: Grandiose Narcissism, Vulnerable Narcissism, and Emotional Reactivity in Children

Child Development

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2020, Pages e581-e596

  Derry, Kate L ^a   Ohan, Jeneva L ^a   Bayliss, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SHAME;

ANGER; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SHAME;

EID: 85067020182     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13264     Document Type: Article

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