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New Study Exposes How The Left Turned Mental Illness Into A Political Identity
New Study Exposes How The Left Turned Mental Illness Into A Political Identity
Something researchers have observed for decades is finally crystallizing into a measurable cultural phenomenon. Political conservatives consistently report higher levels of happiness, better mental health, and stronger psychological well-being than their liberal counterparts. A new study published in Political Behavior takes that finding several steps further, arguing that mental illness has begun functioning as its own political identity, and that identity clusters most tightly on the left.
Columbia University's magazine originally flagged the underlying trend back in 2023,...
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