Personality traits and political participation: Evidence from South Korea

Political Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-532

  Ha, Shang E ^a   Kim, Seokho ^b   Jo, Se Hee ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Personality; Political participation; South Korea; The "Big Five"

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880948724     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12008     Document Type: Article

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