Personalizing politics: A congruency model of political preference

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 581-594

  Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a   Zimbardo, Philip G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PERSONALITY; POLITICS; REVIEW;

HUMANS; PERSONALITY; POLITICS;

EID: 7444267888     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.7.581     Document Type: Review

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