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#618 - Destiny - Why Are Liberals More Depressed Than Conservatives?

Modern Wisdom

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The Positive Association Between Conservative Ideology and Happiness

There's a 10 percentage points gap between the share of conservative versus liberals who report being very happy in virtually every iteration of the GSS study since 1972. Liberals were happier than conservatives in only five out of 92 countries and never in the United States. People with high cognitive ability also likely to support economic conservatism and cultural liberalism.

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