Which personality fits personalized representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6316262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Troels Bøggild (0000-0002-8001-4044, Aarhus University), Rosie Campbell (0000-0002-9008-3924, King's College London), Marie Kaldahl Nielsen (0000-0003-4441-8559, Aarhus University), Helene Helboe Pedersen (0000-0002-2630-4518, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Jennifer Vanheerde‐hudson (University College London), Jennifer Anne Vanheerde-Hudson (University College London, UK) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 269-281 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068819855703 |
| OpenAlex | W2953319463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 67 |
In this article, we propose an individual-level explanation for variation in personalized representation, and ask which personality fits personalized representation. Building on political psychology literature, we derive hypotheses about how fundamental personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with politicians’ preferences for personalized representation. We investigate these expectations using new survey data collected simultaneously among Danish and British MPs, including comprehensive personality measures. We show that personalized representation is particularly pronounced among MPs with higher levels of extraversion, openness to experience and lower levels of agreeableness. Furthermore, and in line with our theoretical expectations, we show that the correlations between personality traits and preferences for personalization vary across countries. Our findings suggest that personalized representation has an underlying personal dimension; consequently, politicians with certain personality traits may have an electoral advantage, particularly where politics become increasingly personalized
Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Cognitive psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Openness to experience · Personality · Personalization · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |