BIG FIVE OFFERS ONLY A WEAK PREDICTION OF POLITICS, REGARDLESS OF THE APPROACH

• Authors: Uhrovič Filip , Halama Peter , Kohút Michal , Martinkovič Marcel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present study examines the Big Five traits and socio-demographic factors as predictors of both traditional left-right and liberal-conservative positions of Slovak voters (N = 704). As shown in previous research, Open-Mindedness and Conscientiousness are significant but weak predictors of both political axes, while Agreeableness plays a surprising role in predicting left-right orientation. To overcome the limitations of traditional political axes, three latent variables of the Slovak political space were discovered by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of political preferences: sympathy towards old/new government, socially conservative parties, and a non-populist coalition. The former is significantly predicted by Open-Mind¬edness, while the latter is predicted by Conscientiousness. Overall, the Big Five traits predict a small but significant variance in political variables.

Keywords

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BIG FIVE; POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONSERVATISM; LEFT-RIGHT ORIENTATION; POLITICAL ORIENTATION

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 197 - 212

Contributors

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Uhrovič Filip

• Faculty of Arts, University of Trnava, Hornopotočná 23, 918 43 Trnava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-2478

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Halama Peter

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-4845

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Kohút Michal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4544-1331

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Martinkovič Marcel

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0467-5131

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2023.03.875