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The Dark Triad of personality

Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy

Bibliographic Data

ID11065606
AuthorsDelroy L Paulhus (0000-0001-8527-7567, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Kevin M Williams (0000-0003-2924-7261, University of British Columbia)
Year2002
Volume36
Issue6
Pages556-563
Publication date2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research in Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-6566 • E-ISSN: 1095-7251
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0092-6566(02)00505-6
OpenAlexW1982777740
LanguageEN
Citations received997
References cited19

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