The secret lives of liberals and conservatives: Personality profiles, interaction styles, and the things they leave behind

Political Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 807-840

  Carney, Dana R ^a   Jost, John T ^b   Gosling, Samuel D ^c   Potter, Jeff ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d New York University ^*

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Conservatism; Ideology; Liberalism; Nonverbal behavior; Openness; Personality; Political orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949130258     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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