Personality traits and party identification over time

• Why do some people stably identify with a party while others do not? This study tests whether and how the direction, stability and strength of party identification are associated with big five personality traits, using panel data from a representative sample of German citizens. First, the study confirms that personality traits are related to identification with different political parties. Second, it moves beyond previous research by showing that personality traits are related to the strength and variation in party identification over time. The implications of the study for the classical perspectives on party identification, as well as the personality and politics literature, are discussed.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science (hsv//eng)

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party identification

personality

German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)

BIG 5

LEVEL

STABILITY

INDEPENDENCE

PARTISANSHIP

ATTITUDES

DYNAMICS

BEHAVIOR

VOTERS

Political Science

CLOSKY H

1958

AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW

V52

P27

German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)

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