Alternative formulas to predict the greatness of U.S. presidents
Personological, situational, and zeitgeist factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10154580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stewart J McCann (Cape Breton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 469-479 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.62.3.469 |
| OpenAlex | W2006716396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 15 |
Formulas to predict presidential greatness on the Maranell index were constructed for 29 presidents from Washington to L. Johnson. When a Zeitgeist variable, derived from the historian A. M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s (1986) work on the public purpose-private interest cycle of American political history, served as the initial predictor and stepwise selection was made from a personological pool and then from a situational pool, a 6-variable formula containing S personological variables accounted for 91 % of the greatness variance. With free stepwise regression, years served and 6 personological predictors accounted for 94 % of the greatness variance. Contrary to Simonton's (1987) attributional interpretation, a dispositional basis for presidential greatness may exist. The results also suggest that public purpose phases bring forth presidents who exhibit the personological characteristics most related to historians ' acclaim for presidential leadership. What characteristics define successful leaders? What constitutes successful leadership? Because the answers are clearly of theoretical and practical importance to contexts ranging from immediate interpersonal relationships to the arena of global politics, it is not surprising that social psychologists and
Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Greatness · Political science · Situational ethics · Zeitgeist · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,97 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2024 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |