Politics is making us sick: The negative impact of political engagement on public health during the Trump administration.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the effect of politics on the physical, psychological, and social health of American adults during the four-year span of the Trump administration.

Methods

A previously validated politics and health scale was used to compare health markers in nationally representative surveys administered to separate samples in March 2017 (N = 800) and October 2020 (N = 700). Participants in the 2020 survey were re-sampled approximately two weeks after the 2020 election and health markers were compared to their pre-election baselines.

Results

Large numbers of Americans reported politics takes a significant toll on a range of health markers-everything from stress, loss of sleep, or suicidal thoughts to an inability to stop thinking about politics and making intemp

SUBMITTER: Smith KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759681 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature