Personality traits and participation in political processes

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 692-706

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Huber, Gregory A ^a   Doherty, David ^b   Dowling, Conor M ^a   Raso, Connor ^c   Ha, Shang E ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 79955977827     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000399     Document Type: Review

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