From many perspectives, the election of Donald Trump was seen as a departure from long-
standing political norms. An analysis of Trump's word use in the presidential debates and …

Although past research suggests authoritarianism may be a uniquely right‐wing
phenomenon, the present two studies tested the hypothesis that authoritarianism exists in …

Abstract How did Donald Trump dominate his more experienced competitors in the
primaries? We suspected the answer might lie in his communication style rather than his …

Prior research suggests that liberals are more complex than conservatives. However, it may
be that liberals are not more complex in general, but rather only more complex on certain …

Donald Trump has consistently performed better politically than his negative polling
indicators suggested he would. Although there is a tendency to think of Trump support as …

Researchers have long assumed that complex thinking is determined by both situational
factors and stable, trait-based differences. However, although situational influences on …

Integrative complexity is a conceptually unique and very popular measurement of the
complexity of human thought. We believe, however, that it is currently being underutilized …

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a global threat to nearly every society around the world.
Individuals turned to their political leaders to safely guide them through this crisis. The most …

Charismatic rhetoric represents an important tool for leaders to articulate their respective
visions. However, much of the research to date on this construct has yet to consider how the …

This introduction presents the special issue's conceptual and empirical starting points and
situates the special issue's intended contributions. It does so by reviewing extant scholarship …