Extroverted and Pro-Status Quo: Personality and Support for Autocracy in Hong Kong

• In Event: Personality and Politics

Brief Overview

Our study in Hong Kong shows that individuals’ loyalty to the authoritarian government is explained by personality traits. Sociable individuals are more likely to succeed in a political-economic reality maintained by the authoritarian government.

Authors

• Samuel Liu, Cornell University

• Tetsuro Kobayashi, Waseda University, Graduate School of Political Science