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[Tatari Gami]

I believe the study finds the following psychological factors to be highly correlated to political conservatism:

Fear and aggression
Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
Uncertainty avoidance
Need for cognitive closure
Terror management

But now that you mention it, maybe "control freak" sums it up nicely.