Political leaders at a distance methods of analyzing personality David G. Winter

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winter, David G., author.

Series:

Series in political psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Psychological aspects.

Political leadership.

Political leadership--Psychological aspects--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press USA, 2026.

New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

The personalities of political leaders often play an important role in domestic and international outcomes. However, leaders cannot be studied directly by the usual means of interviews or psychological tests. In consequence, psychologists have developed a variety of indirect methods to assess and measure personality 'at a distance.' Many of these measures are based on content analysis of what leaders say or write. This work begins by describing several cases when leaders' personality played critical roles in important political outcomes. The book then reviews the history of at-a-distance studies and offers a framework for personality, consisting of four different elements: social contexts, traits, cognitions, and motives. Other chapters focus on the personality variables of each element: their theoretical bases, the validity credentials of existing measures, and additional measurement techniques that might be developed in the future

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780197648759

0197648754

9780197648735

9780197648742

0197648738

0197648746

OCLC:

1601042418

Publisher Number:

CIPO000408925

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license