The personality of a personality cult? Personality characteristics of Donald Trump's most loyal supporters

被引：3
作者：
Goldsmith, Benjamin E. [1 ]
Moen, Lars J. K. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Sch Polit & Int Relat, 146 Ellery Crescent, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[2] Univ Vienna, Dept Philosophy, Vienna, Austria
来源：
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2025年 / 46卷 / 01期
基金：
奥地利科学基金会; 澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
Big Five; personality cult; political loyalty; Trump supporters; US politics; SOCIAL-DOMINANCE ORIENTATION; BIG-5; PERSONALITY; TRAITS; CONSERVATISM; EXPERIENCE; CONVERSION; STABILITY; OPENNESS; THREAT; VALUES;
D O I：
10.1111/pops.12991
中图分类号：
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号：
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要：
The unusually loyal supporters of Donald Trump are often described as a cult. How can we understand this extreme phenomenon in U.S. politics? We develop theoretical expectations and use the Big Five personality dimensions to investigate whether Trump's most loyal supporters share personality characteristics that might make them inclined to cult-like support. We find that (1) Trump's supporters share high levels of Conscientiousness; (2) this is substantively and statistically distinguishable from the commonly identified association between Conscientiousness and Conservatism; and (3) the association is highly robust to a range of sensitivity tests. Our main findings are robust across two surveys. Study 1 is an online survey conducted in 2021 designed specifically for this project. Study 2 is the 2016 American National Election Study (ANES).
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页数：19
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