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Excellent point. I think the other side of the coin could be a factor as well. Extremely conservative individuals tend to be quite religious. As the “opiate
by lockhouse 3y ago
Excellent point. I think the other side of the coin could be a factor as well.
Extremely conservative individuals tend to be quite religious. As the “opiate of the masses” I would imagine a strong faith in a higher power that will reward the good and punish the wicked, combined with the strong sense of community and belonging that comes with religion would form a prophylaxis against anxiety.
- willcipriano 3y agoThe article I posted suggests that theory may be incorrect: > Kirkegaard suggested that the relationship between mental health and ideology might reflect that conservatives tend to be more religious, and being religious is associated with health benefits (Koenig, 2012), while admitting that a cross-sectional survey is not very informative regarding causality. However, other research has found that the apparently beneficial relationship between religiosity and health is not universal but appears to reflect the fit between the individual and their culture (Stavrova, 2015). That is, in cultural contexts where religiosity is well-respected, religious individuals gain social benefits that seem to improve their health. On the other hand, in cultural contexts where religion is not as well regarded, these benefits disappear. This finding applied not just between different countries but even within different regions of the US with high versus low levels of religiousness. Hence, it may be worth considering other factors, such as personality traits that are known to be related to both ideology and mental health