Information suggesting introversion was considered negative while information suggestion extroversion was considered to be positive.
Through his research he found that around the age of 30, neuroticism and extroversion begin to decline, while agreeableness and conscientiousness increase with age.
They are tending to be drawn away from introspection and self-pity towards a degree of extroversion and a realisation that they have become members of a wider community.
Hence, extroversion should be related to behaviours such as attendance at political meetings and rallies, speaking at such meetings, willingness to sign petitions, and participation in political discussion.
Hence, the consistent influence of extroversion on participation is entirely sensible.
First, and most fundamentally, we expect extroversion to be related to virtually all aspects of group-based political participation.
Introversion developed to indicate a tendency towards withdrawal, passivity and shyness, whereas extroversion applies to those who are more sociable, lively and active.
Link directionality makes it possible to dispense with the extroversion threshold in the mechanism of social influence between adopters.
