America's declining well-being, health, and life expectancy: not just a white problem
Although recent declines in life expectancy among non-Hispanic Whites, coined “deaths of
despair,” grabbed the headlines of most major media outlets, this is neither a recent problem …
despair,” grabbed the headlines of most major media outlets, this is neither a recent problem …
Healthy citizens, healthy democracies? A review of the literature
E Gidengil, H Wass - International Political Science Review, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A growing literature over the past 10 years on health and political behavior has established
health status as an important source of political inequality. Poor health reduces …
health status as an important source of political inequality. Poor health reduces …
[HTML][HTML] Perceived status threat and health among White Americans: A scoping review
Previous research on pre-COVID-19 pandemic rising White mortality in the United States
suggests that White Americans' perceived decline in relative group status may have …
suggests that White Americans' perceived decline in relative group status may have …
[HTML][HTML] Growing sense of social status threat and concomitant deaths of despair among whites
Background A startling population health phenomenon has been unfolding since the turn of
the 21st century. Whites in the United States, who customarily have the most favorable …
the 21st century. Whites in the United States, who customarily have the most favorable …
Performing Crisis? Trump, Populism and the GOP in the Age of COVID-19
KM Roberts - Government and Opposition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Although populist figures are often thought to thrive during crises that allow them to
'perform'decisive leadership, the US experience under Donald Trump during the COVID-19 …
'perform'decisive leadership, the US experience under Donald Trump during the COVID-19 …
The harmful effects of partisan polarization on health
Partisan polarization significantly drives stress and anxiety among Americans, and recent
aggregate-level studies suggest polarization may be shaping their health. This individual …
aggregate-level studies suggest polarization may be shaping their health. This individual …
Association between partisan affiliation of state governments and state mortality rates before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Policy Points The increasing political polarization of states reached new heights during the
COVID‐19 pandemic, when response plans differed sharply across party lines. This study …
COVID‐19 pandemic, when response plans differed sharply across party lines. This study …
A crisis in my community? Local-level awareness of the opioid epidemic and political consequences
SE Gollust, J Haselswerdt - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The opioid epidemic has had a profound effect on American public health, and studies
suggest it has had a profound effect on American politics as well. Research suggests a …
suggest it has had a profound effect on American politics as well. Research suggests a …
Deaths of despair and Brexit votes: cross-local authority statistical analysis in England and Wales
Objectives. To test the hypothesis that deaths of despair, a marker of social suffering, were
associated with greater support for Brexit in the United Kingdom's 2016 European Union …
associated with greater support for Brexit in the United Kingdom's 2016 European Union …
Does health vulnerability predict voting for right-wing populist parties in Europe?
Why do voters in developed democracies support right-wing populist parties? Existing
research focuses on economic and cultural vulnerability as driving this phenomenon. We …
research focuses on economic and cultural vulnerability as driving this phenomenon. We …