Stress, health, and political participation

Booth, Alan; Welch, Susan

doi:10.1080/19485565.1978.9988328

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“…Participation in campaign activities was associated with smaller physical stature, but not with stress or general health. 13 The relationship between stressful life events and political attitudes and activism has been studied with mixed results in the United States. 14,15,16,17 Self-assessment of health was related to voting participation among elderly white Americans, 18 urban seniors, 19,20 and seniors across European countries.…”

Section: Health and Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

In sickness and in health

Söderlund

Rapeli

2015

Polit. life sci.

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In search of a better understanding of inequalities in citizen political engagement, scholars have begun addressing the relationship between personal health and patterns of political behavior. This study focuses on the impact of personal health on various forms of political participation. The analysis contributes to existing knowledge by examining a number of different participation forms beyond just voting. Using European Social Survey data from 2012/2013 for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (N = 8,060), self-reported turnout and six alternative modes of political engagement were modeled as dependent variables. Contrary to expectations, poor health did not depress participation across all forms. As assumed by the increased activism hypothesis, all else equal, people with poor health were more active than their healthy counterparts in direct contacts with power holders and demonstrations. The results reveal a "reversed health gap" by showing that people with health problems are in fact more politically active than what previous research, which has focused on voting, has suggested. Although the magnitude of the gap should not be overdramatized, our results stress the importance of distinguishing between different forms of participation when analyzing the impact of health on political engagement. Nevertheless, the findings show that poor health can stimulate people into political engagement rather than depressing activity. This finding holds when the effects of several sociodemographic and motivational factors are controlled for.

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Section: Health and Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

In sickness and in health

Söderlund

Rapeli

2015

Polit. life sci.

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“…For example, Denny and Doyle (2007) showed that poor mental health negatively influences voter turnout, while Sund et al (2017) showed that neuro-degenerative diseases, alcoholism and mental health issues likewise tend to reduce electoral participation. Stress has received special attention in these analyses (Booth and Welch 1978), based on the idea that people who experience high levels of stress in their daily lives are more likely to be the same people who do not participate regularly in elections (Hassell and Settle 2017). Mental health is generally linked to the notion of well-being, and so stress is likely to affect the quality of mental health (Thoits 2013).…”

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A New Tunnel Effect? The Impact of Stress on Vote Choice

Couture

Breux

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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The literature shows a link between stress and voter turnout, but does stress influence vote choice as well? What would explain such a relationship? Using a survey of Quebec (Canada) voters conducted during the 2017 municipal election (n = 1,130), we show that 1) there is a relationship between stress and vote choice, and 2) voters who consider road congestion to be an important issue and who report being stressed tend to vote for the party that has taken a stand in favor of highway projects and against public transit. While many studies show an association between road congestion and the psychological health of individuals, our research invites us to consider the political impacts of such a relationship.

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Policy, competence and participation: empirical evidence for a multilevel health promotion model

Rütten¹

2000

Health Promotion International

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Stress, health, and political participation

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

In sickness and in health

In sickness and in health

A New Tunnel Effect? The Impact of Stress on Vote Choice

Policy, competence and participation: empirical evidence for a multilevel health promotion model

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