According to the researchers, this is the first study to look at the physical and mental side effects of keeping up with politics.
"It became apparent, especially during the 2016 electoral season, that this was a polarized nation, and it was getting even more politically polarized," research leader Kevin Smith, a political scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said in a statement."The cost of that polarization to individuals had not fully been accounted for by social scientists or, indeed, health researchers."4.
As well as negatively affecting Americans physical and mental health, the chaotic—and often divisive—news cycle is causing people to lose their temper . It is also causing problems in their relationships—one in five said opposing political views have damaged a friendship, while 14.6 percent said that differences in political views have created problems for them in their immediate family.
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