Why politics makes us depressed — and what we can do about it
Democracy Works
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The Effects of Loss of an Election
In the book, I primarily focus on the U.S., but I do analyze some data from Great Britain and the Netherlands. One of the things I find is that electoral loss in the Netherlands doesn't have the same kind of impact as it does in the United States. And so what I found actually in the Netherlands is that winning an election can reduce feelings of depression,. But losing an election doesn't amplify them as much as it did in theUnited States.
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