Political anxiety is a unique form of distress

Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.

What?

Before voters go to the polls, they face a deluge of information, and that overload, along with increased polarization, could be fueling mental and physiological changes that are not good for overall health.

Building on previous research into how politics can cause anxiety, Kevin Smith, professor of political science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Aaron Weinschenk, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, recently published an article establishing general

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