Fig. 1.

Democratic preferences and mental health

Note: Kernel density estimates of participants' depression, anxiety, aggression and symptomatic scores by political views. For each mental health outcome, the mean score is significantly higher among those opposing a democratic system than those supporting it (p < .01). The dashed lines indicate thresholds for severe levels of symptoms. Period: October 1, 2020–March 25, 2021. Sample: N = 18,438, weighted based on age, gender and education (observations from countries with less than 150 responses were excluded).