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Democracy and Depression: A Cross-National Study of Depressive Symptoms and Nonparticipation

LANDWEHR, CLAUDIA, OJEDA, CHRISTOPHER·2021·American Political Science Review
DOI 10.1017/s0003055420000830
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Depression is the most common mental health disorder. It has consequences not only on individuals but also on social and political levels. We argue that depressive symptoms impair political participation by reducing the motivation and physical energy of sufferers. We test our hypotheses by conducting regression analyses of four nationally representative cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys that collectively span many democracies. Our results are threefold. First, we find that the severest depressive symptoms lower the probability of voting by 0.05–0.25 points, an effect that is exceeded only by education and age. Second, we show that depressive symptoms negatively affect political interest and internal efficacy, thereby confirming that they diminish political motivation. Third, we find that depressive symptoms most strongly affect physically demanding acts, thereby confirming that they reduce the physical energy required for participation. We conclude by urging scholars to take depressive symptoms seriously in the study of political behavior.

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Authors
LANDWEHR, C., & OJEDA, C.
Affiliations
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Corresponding author
  • LANDWEHR, CLAUDIA
  • OJEDA, CHRISTOPHER
ORCID
Venue
American Political Science Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2020-10-19
Volume
115
Issue
1
Pages
323-330
ISSN
  • 0003-0554 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5943
DOI
10.1017/s0003055420000830
OpenAlex
W3094416646
Cited by
116
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
FWCI
44.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • American Political Science Review (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
Keywords
depressive symptoms, depression, political participation, voting behavior, political interest, internal political efficacy, political motivation, physical energy, democracy

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