Study: Harsh Childhood, Poverty Predict Preference For Authoritarian Leaders. Through three separate studies, French and Romanian researchers have found that experiencing deprivation and poverty during childhood biases preferences towards dominant leaders in adulthood.

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Study: Harsh Childhood, Poverty Predict Preference For Authoritarian Leaders. Through three separate studies, French and Romanian researchers have found that experiencing deprivation and poverty during childhood biases preferences towards dominant leaders in adulthood.