Among young adults, stress from election news was linked to higher risks of depression and anxiety, while pre-election anticipatory stress was linked to depression only. Stress about the election outcome was not associated with either condition.

These results suggest that mental health professionals may need to pay closer attention to the emotional toll of election periods, particularly among young adults.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    This is like saying a toddler was given a flame thrower and this is the resulting fire damage they’ve caused

    None of this happened on its own … it was all allowed to happen by our wealthy owners and overlords