interesting:

The confident kids turned out liberal and were still hanging loose, turning into bright, non-conforming adults with wide interests. The girls were still outgoing, but the young men tended to turn a little introspective.

He reasons that insecure kids look for the reassurance provided by tradition and authority, and find it in conservative politics. The more confident kids are eager to explore alternatives to the way things are, and find liberal politics more congenial.

i have heard of other studies which indicated that those who self-indentified as conservatives tended to exhibit more pronounced character traits of greed/selfishness. it's in line with my experience as well.

nothing new here.