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.

  • jackal@infosec.pub
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    21 days ago

    I haven’t had a decent nights sleep since January. The stress went from zero to sixty real quick and only keeps getting worse.