Divided we stand
Three psychological regions of the United States and their political, economic, social, and health correlates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J Rentfrow (0000-0002-9068-2118, University of Cambridge), Samuel D Gosling (0000-0001-8970-591X, The University of Texas at Austin), Markus Jokela (0000-0003-0117-0012, University of Helsinki), David J Stillwell, David Stillwell (0000-0003-0174-3212, University of Cambridge), Michal Kosinski (0000-0003-2936-4775, University of Cambridge), Jeff Potter (0000-0003-1836-5625) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 996-1012 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| 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 (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0034434 |
| PMID | 24128185 |
| OpenAlex | W2170085323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 87 |
| References cited | 41 |
There is overwhelming evidence for regional variation across the United States on a range of key political, economic, social, and health indicators. However, a substantial body of research suggests that activities in each of these domains are typically influenced by psychological variables, raising the possibility that psychological forces might be the mediating or causal factors responsible for regional variation in the key indicators. Thus, the present article examined whether configurations of psychological variables, in this case personality traits, can usefully be used to segment the country. Do regions emerge that can be defined in terms of their characteristic personality profiles? How are those regions distributed geographically? And are they associated with particular patterns of key political, economic, social, and health indicators? Results from cluster analyses of 5 independent samples totaling over 1.5 million individuals identified 3 robust psychological profiles: Friendly & Conventional, Relaxed & Creative, and Temperamental & Uninhibited. The psychological profiles were found to cluster geographically and displayed unique patterns of associations with key geographical indicators. The findings demonstrate the value of a geographical perspective in unpacking the connections between microlevel processes and consequential macrolevel outcomes
Big Five personality traits · Cluster (spacecraft) · Personality · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Unpacking · Value (mathematics) · Variation (astronomy) · Cultural Differences and Values · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 87 |
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| Citations per year | 6,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 82 |