Polarization Basics
What type of polarization refers to the emotional response individuals have toward others based on political beliefs?
What is affective polarization?
Which type of media platform is most associated with amplifying political polarization through algorithms?
What are social media platforms?
Political polarization can lead to an increase in which mental health issues?
What is stress and anxiety?
Social media’s reinforcement of polarization often causes increased levels of what, leading to negative health consequences?
What is stress?
What pandemic highlighted the role of political polarization in shaping health behaviors, such as social distancing and vaccination?
What is the COVID-19 pandemic?
Which type of polarization involves the degree to which people’s views diverge on specific political issues?
What is ideological polarization?
What is it called when individuals are only exposed to content that aligns with their existing beliefs?
What is filtered content?
What common health behavior is often undermined by political polarization, despite its public health benefits?
What is vaccination?
When individuals are exposed to extreme political content, they may experience what physical health problems?
What are high blood pressure and sleep disorders?
In a study of 23 European countries, partisan polarization explained nearly what percentage of the variation in vaccination rates?
What is 39%?
Affective polarization can lead people to view those who disagree with them as what?
What is morally flawed or "bad" people?
The rise of political polarization since 2020 is linked to what feature of social media platforms?
What are personalized content algorithms?
People with extreme political views are likely to experience worse outcomes in which two areas of health?
What are physical and mental health?
As political polarization grows, Americans in states with progressive policies tend to have what compared to those in more conservative states?
What is longer life expectancy?
Polarization in health behaviors is not just a U.S. issue; it was also found to influence health behaviors in how many countries?
What is 67 countries?
Political polarization increased in the U.S. beginning in what decade?
What is the 1970s?
What term refers to the spread of false or misleading health information, often amplified on social media?
What is misinformation?
How do polarized beliefs impact people’s willingness to trust what experts or medical professionals recommend?
What is reduced trust?
Polarization contributes to divisions in healthcare, often resulting in what type of disparity in health outcomes?
What are state-level disparities?
Increased political polarization in the U.S. has been linked to lower participation in what behaviors, leading to worse health outcomes?
What are healthy behaviors and preventive measures?
Since 2020, people are more likely to express "hate" for the opposing political party than what?
What is to say they "love" their own party?
Which political leader’s skepticism about COVID-19 safety measures amplified polarization and led to gaps in behaviors like social distancing and vaccination rates?
Who is Donald Trump?
What major health policy divide in the U.S. is linked to poorer health outcomes among Republicans?
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
According to studies, what has been the stronger factor in determining public support for health recommendations across countries: polarization or political ideology?
What is polarization?
What is the primary public health risk attributed to political polarization, according to global studies?
What is decreased trust in public health measures?