Adults' political leanings linked with early personality traits

(Association for Psychological Science) Our political attitudes in adulthood have roots in early childhood temperament, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Analyses of data from more than 16,000 participants in two longitudinal studies in the United Kingdom reveal links between conduct problems at ages 5 and 7 and economic and political discontent 25 years later.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news