Personality and Politics: Introduction to the Special Issue

ABSTRACT This special issue of Journal of Personality brings together 10 original articles addressing the intersection of personality and politics. Articles build on classic traditions in political psychology by presenting both idiographic and nomothetic work on the motivational, cognitive, ideologi...

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Published in:Journal of personality 2010-12, Vol.78 (6), p.1595-1600
Main Authors: Duncan, Lauren E., Peterson, Bill E., Zurbriggen, Eileen L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition
Communication
Humans
Identity
Leadership
Personality
Political psychology
Politics
Power (Psychology)
Social Behavior
Social Change
Social Identification
Social Responsibility
Traditions
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Summary:ABSTRACT This special issue of Journal of Personality brings together 10 original articles addressing the intersection of personality and politics. Articles build on classic traditions in political psychology by presenting both idiographic and nomothetic work on the motivational, cognitive, ideological, attitudinal, and identity correlates of many different aspects of political behavior. This work is used to understand political activism and leadership as well as everyday political behavior. We hope this collection of articles will inspire our readers to explore new investigations in personality and political psychology.
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00663.x