Personality traits, political attitudes and the propensity to vote

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-417

  Blais, André ^a   St Vincent, Simon Labbé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Civic duty; Personality; Political attitudes; Political interest; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952771483     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2010.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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