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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kevin Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Kevin Smith and colleagues have published a new study that chronicles the mental and physical toll that politics is taking on US adults. Nearly 40% of surveyed Americans said politics is stressing them out, 20% are losing sleep over it, and 20% report damage to friendships stemming from political discourse.

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