Plan B Forum

A character trait in psychopaths has been identified by scientists as a common thread in successful US presidents.

Fearless dominance, which is linked to less social and physical apprehensiveness, boosts leadership, persuasiveness, crisis management and congressional relations, according to new research.

Theodore Roosevelt, regarded as one of the most influential US leaders even though he was in office more than a hundred years ago, ranked highest for this type of personality followed by John F Kennedy, Franklin D Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

Then came Rutherford Hayes, Zachary Taylor, Bill Clinton, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson and George W Bush.

Fearless and dominant people are often a paradoxical mix of charm and nastiness. Cool and calm under pressure, they not easily rattled.

They lack the same kind of anticipatory anxiety that most people have so are not put off from taking dangerous actions.

They are usually intelligent and wealthy, relishing directing other people’s activities and basking in their admiration.

Psychologist Professor Scott Lilienfeld, of Emory University, Atlanta, said: 'Certain psychopathic traits may be like a double edged sword.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... inant.html

Fearless dominance, which is linked to less social and physical apprehensiveness, boosts leadership, persuasiveness, crisis management and congressional relations, according to new research.

Theodore Roosevelt, regarded as one of the most influential US leaders even though he was in office more than a hundred years ago, ranked highest for this type of personality followed by John F Kennedy, Franklin D Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

rubato wrote:What? No mention of the 'mastermind' of both Gallipoli and Anzio?

The analysis, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, drew upon personality assessments of 42 presidents up to George W Bush and compiled by Steven Rubenzer and Thomas Faschingbauer for their book ‘Personality, Character and Leadership in the White House.’

rubato wrote:Rather a narrow a study then. Isn't it?

"Dr Pluck; Wouldn't your work be more meaningful if it didn't only refer to white chickens? If you included brown chickens, black chickens and white chickens with brown on them?"

Assessing the U.S. Presidents Using the Revised NEO Personality Inventory

Steven J. Rubenzer
Mental Health & Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas
Thomas R. Faschingbauer
Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Department, Richmond, Texas
Deniz S. Ones
University of Minnesota


Abstract

This article describes the use of objective psychological instruments, including the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R), to assess the personalities of all 41 U.S. presidents to date. We briefly report our findings pertaining to the average profile of chief executives on the NEO PI-R and summarize data on two of our most illustrious presidents, Washington and Lincoln. We review a typology of presidents based on our data. Finally, we summarize the results of our investigation of the Big Five personality dimensions and facets that are related to presidential success (i.e., historical greatness). The project and findings are discussed in terms of the use of the NEO PI-R in psychohistorical research and assessment.

Gob wrote:Ah, sorry, I posted something from the paper, which I thought may be of interest to the members. I forgot everything here has to be passed by you before it is valid.

Maybe some people would have liked to actually discuss the implications of the evidence presented, rather than your snotty views on the study.

Funny isn't it, how someone who has declared the OP of this thread of no value feels the need to be the biggest contributor to it

loCAtek wrote:Speaking of Psychos...

Scooter wrote:Sure he was, if you pretend an intentional genocide or two didn't happen.

liberty wrote:

Scooter wrote:The removal was intentional, but the trail of tears was not.