Desired personality traits in politicians
Similar to me but more of a leader
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11067243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Aichholzer (0000-0002-9095-3029, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Johanna Willmann (0000-0001-5423-6316, University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Pages | 103990 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-6566 • E-ISSN: 1095-7251 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103990 |
| OpenAlex | W3044288956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 62 |
What makes voters prefer a certain type of politician? First, we argue that voters’ trait preferences follow a “desired leadership” principle. We show that citizens want the ideal-type politician to be more emotionally stable, extravert-assertive, more deliberate-conscientious and open, more honest, but also somewhat more disagreeable than the average citizen. Second, we argue that voters prefer a model candidate with similar basic value-related personality traits. Importantly, we show that trait congruence is partly mediated by core ideological preferences and thus ensures democratic representation. The study’s findings have implications for personalization of politics and democratic representation, because personality traits can be vital cues for voters deciding whether candidates will act in their interest and represent them well
Assertiveness · Big Five personality traits · Congruence (geometry) · Democracy · Extraversion and introversion · Ideal (ethics) · Ideology · Openness to experience · Personality · Personalization · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Trait · Value (mathematics) · Law · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Birds of a Feather
| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 4,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |