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%T Introverted and Closed-Minded: The Psychological Roots of Support for Autocracy in Latin America %A Armendariz Miranda, Paula %A Cawvey, Matthew %J Journal of Politics in Latin America %N 1 %P 40-66 %V 13 %D 2021 %K Latin America; autocracy; democracy; personality %@ 1868-4890 %U file:///tmp/Dokumente/10.1177_1866802X21991261.pdf %X What activates individuals’ support for autocratic governments? Some suggest that the answer is perceptions of increased corruption and/or poor economic performance. We do not dispute this explanation but instead contend that it depends on individual differences in personality. We hypothesise that introverted and closed-minded citizens are generally resistant to democracy. When democracies appear unable to address problems, introverted and closed-minded citizens defer to authoritarian leaders for efficient solutions. We test our hypotheses with cross-national survey data from Latin America. Our findings have important implications for how we understand the roots of autocratic attitudes. %C GBR %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info