Personalities of politicians and voters
Unique and synergistic relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gian Vittorio Caprara (0000-0001-7998-7087, Sapienza University of Rome), Claudio Barbaranelli (0000-0003-1597-0758, Sapienza University of Rome), Chiara Consiglio (0000-0001-7124-908X, Sapienza University of Rome), Laura Picconi (0000-0003-2014-1217, Sapienza University of Rome), Philip G Zimbardo (Stanford Medicine) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 849-856 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.849 |
| PMID | 12703652 |
| OpenAlex | W2145536413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 51 |
| References cited | 22 |
A rare collection of personality assessments from 103 Italian politicians revealed predictable patterns of contrasts and similarities with personality dimensions from a large normative sample (N = 4,578). Three modal personality characteristics distinguished politicians, with their significantly higher levels of Energy, Agreeableness, and Social Desirability, from the general public. Comparability between politicians and the public existed on dimensions of Emotional Stability, Conscientiousness, and Openness (Big Five Questionnaire assessment). Politicians from rival coalitions differed on several dimensions; center-right was higher than center-left in Energy and Conscientiousness. Congruencies emerged between politicians and voters for their coalition on all personality dimensions, except that center-left politicians were higher in Energy than center-left voters, and center-right politicians were higher than voters in both Energy and Agreeableness
Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Normative · Openness to experience · Personality · Personality psychology · Political science · Law · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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State-level personality and presidential vote share in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections
Donald Trump, Populism, and the Age of Extremes
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Does a competent leader make a good friend? Conflict, ideology and the psychologies of friendship and followership
The personalities of Danish MPs
Entrepreneurial personalities in political leadership
Desired personality traits in politicians
Dark personality voters find dark politicians more relatable and fit for office
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The politicians’ wage gap
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The Political Personality of Japan
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| Unique citing works | 51 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |