The relationship between mental health and public attention to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and confirmation

Colin Sleeper, Kate Cartwright and David N. van der Goes

Social Science & Medicine, 2023, vol. 335, issue C

Abstract: Researchers have rarely considered how public attention surrounding political events influences mental health. Specifically, in a politically polarized nation like the United States, it is possible that these events have a public mental health effect.

Keywords: Mental health; Political news; Sexual assault; Population health; Supreme court (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116131

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