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Personality traits, national character stereotypes, and climate–economic conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2013

Antonio Terracciano  and
Wayne Chan
Antonio Terracciano
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL 32306. antonio.terracciano@med.fsu.edu http://tinyurl.com/Terracciano-FSUCOM National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224. wayne.chan@rutgers.edu
Wayne Chan
Affiliation:
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224. wayne.chan@rutgers.edu
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Abstract

Cross-cultural personality research suggests that individuals from wealthier countries tend to be more open-minded. This openness to values may support more democratic governments and the expansion of fundamental freedoms. The link between wealth and freedom is evident in cold-to-temperate climates, but not across wealthy nations in hot climates. Furthermore, temperature and economic conditions shape perceptions of national character stereotypes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 501 - 502
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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