The “Why” and “How” of Narcissism: A Process Model of Narcissistic Status Pursuit

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 150-172

  Grapsas, Stathis ^a   Brummelman, Eddie ^b   Back, Mitja D ^c   Denissen, Jaap J A ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

motivation; narcissism; self regulation; social status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85072946450     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691619873350     Document Type: Article

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