National Personality Traits and Regime Type: A Cross-National Study of 47 Countries
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| Authors | Joan Barceló |
| Journal/Conference Name | JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| Paper Category | Social Sciences |
| Paper Abstract | Domestic theories of democratization emphasize the role of values, interests, and mobilization/opportunities as determinants of regime change. This article takes a step back and develops a model of national personality and democratization to ascertain the indirect effect of national personality traits on worldwide variation of regime type. In particular, I theorize that personality traits influence a country’s regime type by shaping citizens’ traditional and self-expression values, which, in turn, influence the establishment and consolidation of democratic institutions. Data from McCrae and Terracciano’s assessment of the five-factor model from 47 countries allow me to assess this hypothesis empirically. Results reveal that countries whose societies are high in Openness to experience tend to have more democratic institutions, even after adjusting for relevant confounders: economic inequalities, economic development, technological advancement, disease stress, climate demands, and methodological characteris... |
| Date of publication | 2017 |
| Code Programming Language | R |
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