US EditionWhy conservatives say they have better mental health than liberals
- Researchers led by Professor Brian Schaffner conducted surveys in 2022 and 2023 among American adults to compare conservatives' and liberals' mental health self-assessments.
- The investigation arose from a widespread claim that conservatives report better mental health than liberals, though the gap's causes and interpretation have remained unclear.
- Surveys showed conservatives rated their mental health about 19 points higher than liberals, but this gap narrowed by 40% after accounting for factors like age, marital status, and religiosity.
- When respondents rated overall mood instead of mental health, the ideological gap disappeared, suggesting stigma around the term 'mental health' may cause conservatives to inflate their ratings.
- These findings imply the reported mental health advantage among conservatives depends on question wording and may reflect social attitudes, meaning the ideological well-being gap is not straightforward.
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After all, conservatives don't have better mental health — it was just prejudice with the term
A study conducted in the United States shows that people with a conservative political view tend to say that they have better mental health. If you ask about the state of mind, the answer is different.
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Do conservatives really have better mental well-being than liberals?
American conservatives tend to rate their mental health more positively than their liberal counterparts. One explanation for this finding is that conservatives may be more likely to justify existing inequalities in society, leading to a palliative effect on their mental health that does not happen for liberals. Conservatives also score higher on personality and attitude measures, such as religiosity, marital status, and patriotism, which are ass…
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