Originally posted by MacSwainI've seen this study pop up over and over in the forums here. You are incorrect that there is little comment.
It continues to be a source of entertainment, when a study, such as this, disparaging liberals is released, there is little comment. When something of the sort appears re: conservatives it becomes "hot topic" de jour.
Is this because: Everyone, even liberals, already know (or) Liberals go mum in hopes no one will notice. I favor the former. 😛
Originally posted by AThousandYoungFrom the article:
No; being a Republican means you pretend like you're mentally healthy even when you're not. Notice this is all based on self-reports, not evaluation by a trained psychologist.
"Such self-reports of mental health are routinely used by sociologists in large nationally representative databases, and have been found to correlate with more extensive diagnostic criteria".
Originally posted by darthmixFrom the article:
Yeah, it doesn't mean republicans are less likely to be mentally ill; it just means they're less likely to know they're mentally ill.
"Such self-reports of mental health are routinely used by sociologists in large nationally representative databases, and have been found to correlate with more extensive diagnostic criteria".
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyThat's Maggie Gallagher's opinion (look at the title of the article). I don't see any references.
From the article:
"Such self-reports of mental health are routinely used by sociologists in large nationally representative databases, and have been found to correlate with more extensive diagnostic criteria".
Here's Gallup's "more extensive" analysis's section on Survey Methods:
Results are based on an aggregated sample of telephone interviews with 4,014 national adults, aged 18 and older, conducted in November 2004, November 2005, November 2006, and November 2007. For results based on the total aggregated sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±2 percentage points. The margin of error for smaller subsamples reported in this analysis will be larger.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102943/Republicans-Report-Much-Better-Mental-Health-Than-Others.aspx#3
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyI didn't know Republicans had such respect for sociologists and polling.
From the article:
"Such self-reports of mental health are routinely used by sociologists in large nationally representative databases, and have been found to correlate with more extensive diagnostic criteria".
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterIn this thread it's the conservatives insulting people...
I would also posit that being liberal makes you angry. Why are they always shouting and calling people rude names and disparaging peoples' character? It must be hard living in a state of rage every day?
Originally posted by princeoforangeThis might actually not be intended as an insult. I said something similar; when Group A kicks you to the curb when you're extremely ill, and Group B promises to help, you're unlikely to join Group A.
I would think that being a Democrat is more likely to be a consequence of mental illness than a cause.