Think You're Woke & Want Social Justice? You're Also Probably Unhappy & Anxious, Reveals Study
Do you think there should be more discussions on racism? On nepotism? On the gender divide and the glass ceiling? On how unfair the world is that the richest 1% in India now own more than 40% of the country's total wealth? Well, congratulations, you are woke. But you are also probably unhappy, anxious and depressed, according to a new study.?
Connection between mental health & being 'woke'?
A study conducted by psychological researchers in Finland and published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology discovered a link between people with 'critical social justice attitudes' and happiness levels, indicating a negative correlation.?
The study defines a 'critical social justice attitude' as "theoretical perspectives that recognise that society is stratified (i.e., divided and unequal) in significant and far-reaching ways along social group lines that include race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. Critical social justice recognises inequality as deeply embedded in the fabric of society (i.e., as structural), and actively seeks to change this."?
One of the most alarming findings was the connection between mental health and agreement with certain viewpoints.?
Particularly, the researchers observed a significant presence of anxiety and depression among individuals who believed in the idea that income disparities between white and black people result from racism.?
Furthermore, the study revealed that those who identified as left-wing were more inclined to report lower mental well-being overall.?
Ignorance is bliss?
The initial survey involved 851 adults, mainly linked to the University of Turku.
After improving the scale, the research expanded to include a larger, more diverse group of 5,000 participants from across the nation.?Their results, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, indicate that other countries might observe similar trends among their socially aware citizens.?
Well, in conclusion, the idiom 'ignorance is bliss' seems to be true after all.
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