Personality foundations of ideological divide: A comparison of women members of parliament and women voters in Italy

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 739-762

  Caprara, Gianvittorio ^a   Francescato, Donata ^a   Mebane, Minou ^a   Sorace, Roberta ^a   Vecchione, Michele ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Personal values; Personality traits; Political affiliation; Politicians; Voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956640683     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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