Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior ( Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology )

Publication series :Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology

Author: Jeffery J. Mondak  

Publisher: Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year: 2010

E-ISBN: 9780511922152

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521192934

Subject: D0 Political Theory

Keyword: 政治理论

Language: ENG

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Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior

Description

Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior is the first study in more than 30 years to investigate the broad significance of personality traits for mass political behavior. Drawing on the Big Five personality trait framework, Jeffery J. Mondak argues that attention to personality provides a valuable means to integrate biological and environmental influences in rich, nuanced theories and empirical tests of the antecedents of political behavior. Development of such holistic accounts is critical, Mondak contends, if inquiry is to move beyond simple 'blank slate' environmental depictions of political engagement. Analyses examining multiple facets of political information, political attitudes and participation reveal that the Big Five trait dimensions - openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and emotional stability - produce both direct and indirect effects on a wide range of political phenomena.

Chapter

Personality and Political Behavior

A New Agenda

2 The Big Five Approach

The Big Five framework

Alternate Perspectives on the Big Five

A Brief History of the Big Five

Alternates to Five-Factor Trait Structures

Stepping Back: Examining the Origins of Personality

A Closer Look at the Big Five

Openness to Experience

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Agreeableness

Emotional Stability

Conclusions

3 Measuring the Big Five

Three Surveys

Developing Big Five Scales

Coding of Trait Data

The Trait Batteries

The Big Five and Demographics

Response Patterns on the Big Five Trait Measures

Conclusions

4 Personality and Political Information

Political Information and the Big Five

Media Use

Political Discussion

Political Attentiveness, Knowledge, and Opinionation

Interviewer Ratings of Information, Opinionation, and Interest

Beyond Direct Effects

Openness, Conscientiousness, and Political Knowledge

Personality and Exposure to Disagreement

Conclusions

5 Personality, Attitudes, and Political Predispositions

Political Attitudes and the Big Five

Efficacy

Ideology and Partisanship

Moral Traditionalism and Moral Judgment

Policy Attitudes

Personality and Attitudes toward Political Processes

Conclusions

6 Personality and Political Participation

Participation and the Big Five

Contacting Elected Officials

Participation in Campaigns

Voter Turnout

Personality and the Foundations of Political Participation

Why Don’t the Conscientious Participate?

Personality, Information, and Electoral Mobilization

Conclusions

7 The Multiple Bases of Political Behavior

The Role of Personality in Theories of Political Behavior

The Empirical Study of Personality and Politics

Personality and Politics

References

Index

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