Liberals are Happier Than Conservatives
For over a decade, one finding has come up again and again in American political psychology research.
Conservatives report being happier than liberals. They report better mental health. They report higher life satisfaction. The data shows up in survey after survey and gets repeated in headlines, think pieces, and conservative media as proof that the right wing has figured something out about how to live well.
There is just one problem.
When researchers stop asking conservatives how they feel and start measuring how they actually behave, the finding collapses entirely.
The Study That Changed…
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