title: Personality traits, national character stereotypes, and climate-economic conditions.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL 32306. antonio.terracciano@med.fsu.edu http://tinyurl.com/Terracciano-FSUCOM.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terracciano
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors