@article{90cb4ba6808e475dbe1b74ae1aea74d8,
title = "Personality on the Hill: Expert Evaluations of U.S. Senators{\textquoteright} Psychological Traits",
abstract = "Long recognized for the diverse array of personalities it hosts, the U.S. Senate constitutes an institution in which individual psychological differences among its members carry significant potential consequences. Unfortunately, studying those individual differences is no easy task. This study introduces a new approach for doing so. Specifically, the study develops Big Five trait ratings for eighty-seven U.S. senators, with data drawn from assessments provided by a set of experts, U.S. Senate insiders. The paper explains the rationale for use of expert evaluations, offers evidence regarding the reliability and validity of the resulting measures, and explores possible relationships between personality and ten aspects of Senate behavior.",
keywords = "Big Five, U.S. Senate, elite personality, measurement",
author = "Rice, {Matthew G.} and Remmel, {Megan L.} and Mondak, {Jeffery J.}",
note = "Funding Information: This project draws on research from the first author{\textquoteright}s senior honors thesis at the University of Illinois, and much of the work was completed while the third author was a senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University. We thank Tracy Sulkin for her feedback and support, three anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments, and the many Senate insiders, former American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellows, and political scientists throughout the United States who provided data for this project. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 University of Utah.",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1177/1065912920928587",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "74",
pages = "674--687",
journal = "Political Research Quarterly",
issn = "1065-9129",
publisher = "SAGE Publishing",
number = "3",
}