选举相关的创伤后压力:2020年美国总统大选的证据
Timothy Fraser1, Costas Panagopoulos2, Kevin Smith3
1Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, timothy.fraser.1@gmail.com.
概括
2020年大选可能对12.5%的美国成年人造成创伤,导致创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状. 对反对政党的负面情绪较高与PTSD增加相关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 政治科学 政治科学是指政治学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 2020年美国总统大选的标志是政治紧张局势加剧和暴力恐惧,以1月6日的骚乱为例.
- 现有的研究表明,创伤性事件可能导致创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的发展.
研究的目的:
- 调查2020年美国总统大选后美国成年人中与选举有关的创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的流行情况.
- 检查情感两极化之间的关联,定义为对立政党的负面情绪,以及与选举有关的PTSD经历的可能性.
主要方法:
- 针对DSM-5 (PCL-5) 的PTSD检查清单的修改版本被用于来自全国代表YouGov样本的573名参与者.
- 使用统计建模来评估情感两极化和PTSD症状之间的关系,控制相关的人口,政治和心理变量.
主要成果:
- 据估计,12.5%的美国成年人 (95%CI:9.2%至15.9%) 经历了与选举相关的PTSD一致的症状.
- 这种患病率明显高于一般人口中典型的每年3.5%的PTSD患病率.
- 发现对抗游击者的负面情绪和PTSD症状的严重程度之间存在显著的正相关性.
结论:
- 调查结果表明,2020年美国大选可能是相当一部分成年人群的创伤性事件,表现为PTSD症状.
- 对政治对手的消极和敌意增加与经历与选举有关的创伤的可能性增加有关.
- 潜在的公共卫生需要解决和支持因选举相关事件而经历心理痛苦的个人.
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