Personality and politics

Peter K. Jonason

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.002

Personality and politics

Peter K. Jonason

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between personality traits and political attitudes in a study of college-students (N= 1389) and an MTurk sample (N= 281) from America. The association between openness and political liberalism was replicated using two different measures of openness. Narcissism, extraversion, psychopathy, contentiousness, and honesty were associated with political conservatism. Machiavellianism was associated with low rates of political liberalism. This study has the potential to inform the conversation about the utility of personality traits to understand political attitudes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-184
Number of pages	4
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.002
Publication status	Published - 2014

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