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Which Personality Fits Personalized Representation? / Bøggild, Troels; Campbell, Rosie; Kaldahl, Marie et al.
I: Party Politics, Bind 27, Nr. 2, 03.2021, s. 269-281.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Which Personality Fits Personalized Representation?
AU - Bøggild, Troels
AU - Campbell, Rosie
AU - Kaldahl, Marie
AU - Pedersen, Helene Helboe
AU - vanHeerde-Hudson, Jennifer
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Denmark
KW - United Kingdom
KW - elite survey
KW - personality
KW - personalized politics
KW - political representation
U2 - 10.1177/1354068819855703
DO - 10.1177/1354068819855703
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 269
EP - 281
JO - Party Politics
JF - Party Politics
SN - 1354-0688
IS - 2
ER -