Is divisive politics making Americans sick? Associations of perceived partisan polarization with physical and mental health outcomes among adults in the United States

To investigate whether changes in perceived partisan polarization since the 2016 US presidential election and current perceptions of polarization are associated with the onset of physical and mental health conditions in adults. We surveyed a nationally-representative sample (n = 2752) of US adults b...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 284; p. 113976
Main Authors:	Nayak, Sameera S., Fraser, Timothy, Panagopoulos, Costas, Aldrich, Daniel P., Kim, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2021 Pergamon Press Inc
Subjects:	Adults Anxiety Anxiety disorders Blood pressure Change agents Cholesterol Depression Diabetes Disorders Elites Health problems Health status Hypertension Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health Obesity Partisan polarization Partisanship Perceptions Polarization Presidential election Presidential elections Public officials Self evaluation Sleep Sleep disorders Social determinants of health Voters United States > US Social determinants of health Depression Anxiety Partisan polarization Presidential election
ISSN:	0277-9536, 1873-5347, 1873-5347
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