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The dark triad and intimate partner violence

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Authors: Carton, H., & Egan, V.
Affiliations: University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author: Egan, Vincent
ORCID: Egan, Vincent
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-01
Volume: 105
Pages: 84-88
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.040
OpenAlex: W2525296196
Cited by: 155
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 10
FWCI: 12.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords: Dark Triad, intimate partner violence, psychological violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, agreeableness, psychopathy, narcissism, incremental validity, personality traits, emotional abuse, conflict tactics

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