Conscientiousness is positively correlated with voter turnout and contacting news media, but negatively correlated with public demonstrations (Ha et al, 2013). Voting and contacting news media are processes that require thought and thorough planning, whereas public demonstrations such as rallies and protests tend to be more reckless affairs. Hence, it seems reasonable for conscientious individuals to be more likely to vote and contact news media, and less likely to attend public demonstrations.
Extraversion was found to be positively correlated with all forms of political participation, as would be expected. Extraverted individuals are particularly likely to attend rallies, sign petitions, and participate in legal discussion (Mondak and Halperin, …show more content…
Mondak’s and Halperin’s results indicated that agreeable individuals are likely to participate in local politics, but refrain from participating in matters pertaining to national elections (2008). It’s possible these results were found because national politics tend to be more rooted in disagreement than local politics. Another study, conducted in South Korea, found that agreeableness is negatively associated with voter turnout and all forms of political activity (Ha et al, 2013). These results may have been due to political matters in South Korea being highly controversial and rooted in disagreement.
Findings pertaining to the relationship between personality traits and political views seem to be highly inconsistent and not statistically significant. The most consistent and significant relationship was between openness and liberal views. Open individuals are likely to be liberal because they tend to support new and unconventional ideas, and liberalism typically involves imposing new structures. Results pertaining to conscientiousness seem to indicate that conscientiousness is associated with conservativism, but other research contradicts these findings. Extraversion was found to have no significant effect on political views, except for a slight
Extraversion was found to be positively correlated with all forms of political participation, as would be expected. Extraverted individuals are particularly likely to attend rallies, sign petitions, and participate in legal discussion (Mondak and Halperin, …show more content…
Mondak’s and Halperin’s results indicated that agreeable individuals are likely to participate in local politics, but refrain from participating in matters pertaining to national elections (2008). It’s possible these results were found because national politics tend to be more rooted in disagreement than local politics. Another study, conducted in South Korea, found that agreeableness is negatively associated with voter turnout and all forms of political activity (Ha et al, 2013). These results may have been due to political matters in South Korea being highly controversial and rooted in disagreement.
Findings pertaining to the relationship between personality traits and political views seem to be highly inconsistent and not statistically significant. The most consistent and significant relationship was between openness and liberal views. Open individuals are likely to be liberal because they tend to support new and unconventional ideas, and liberalism typically involves imposing new structures. Results pertaining to conscientiousness seem to indicate that conscientiousness is associated with conservativism, but other research contradicts these findings. Extraversion was found to have no significant effect on political views, except for a slight