56% of young white liberal women diagnosed with mental disorders.
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56.3% of white women aged 18-29 with liberal views received mental disorder diagnoses. Around 46% of young white liberals diagnosed with mental issues. Conservatives self-report better mental health than liberals. Conservative acceptance of social inequalities improves their well-being. Conservatives more often religious, married, and patriotic. Mental health gap between conservatives and liberals shrinks 40% after demographic controls but remains significant. No mental health differences appear when asking about mood instead of mental health. Conservatives likely inflate mental health self-ratings due to stigma. Polish study finds no link between political views and depression symptoms. Data stems from 2020 US Pew COVID-19 survey on whites. Liberals more frequently seek mental health professionals. Claim of over 50% young leftists with psych problems lacks precision. Results specific to young US white liberals, not Poland or globally. Correlation between ideology and mental health exists without proven causation. Mental disorders include autism spectrum, mood disorders, and anxiety.

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