This should stir up a $hitstorm, huh?
From: The Ghost World of Conservatives and Liberals
So far, we have performed five separate surveys, receiving more than 7,000 responses to a wide variety of seemingly non-political questions. We have asked Conservatives and Liberals about their favorite colors, prescription drug use, hair color, competitiveness, phobias, favorite foods, how they rate their current relationships, how many square feet in their homes, etc, etc, etc.
The Depressive and Anxious Liberal
Perhaps the most revealing difference is the enhanced tendency that Liberals have for depressive and anxious disorders. We stumbled onto this phenomenon in our Spring 2005 survey, and filled in some of the details in our Summer 2005 survey.
Liberals report higher rates of major depression, mild depression, bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and general anxiety. This is true for both males and females. Liberals also report higher stress levels and lower confidence levels (both soon to be reported).
Liberals are also much more likely to use anxiolytics and antidepressents. Liberals report more difficulty in maintaining attention during conversations. Liberals on average spend more time in "negative" emotional states. By "negative", we mean mental states that seem to be contrary to their own self-interest. They also report lower rates of involvement in pair-bond relationships.
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