Further investigation found that people who identified with a particular party were more likely to experience depression. This indicates that political participation may increase risk of depression. However, it can vary based on the specific political environment a person experiences.

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It has been known that culture affects perception of depression. With this in mind, it is also possible that certain ideological views may have more common rates of mental health problems. There has already been multiple studies into this idea, and it seems that there is a small correlation.

Ideology and Depression

Bernardi, L. Depression and political predispositions: Almost blue? Party Politics. 2021;27(6):1132-1143. doi:10.1177/1354068820930391

Depression and political predispositions: Almost blue?

Multiple surveys conducted in America, Europe, and Japan asked participants of their political views. They ultimately found that those who identified as progressive were more likely to have depression. This held true for clinical depression and self-rated depression. However, seeing as there are many different perspectives of what "progressive" means, this trend may vary depending on more specific belief systems.

Left-Right Political Scale and Depression

Political Allegiance and Depression

It is difficult to say whether these causes can be attributed to ideology. There are many other factors that could be involved. In addition, it could be that depressed people are drawn to specific viewpoints, not the viewpoint creating the depression. Therefore, we can't draw any major causational relationships.

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