Raising Children With High Self-Esteem (But Not Narcissism)

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 83-89

  Brummelman, Eddie ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

development; narcissism; self esteem; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85084138375     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12362     Document Type: Article

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