Sleep Sensitivity, Threat, and Political Orientation

• In Event: Measurement, Methods, and Theory in American Politics

Brief Overview

The ability to sleep through loud noise—or sleep sensitivity—could help explain political ideology. Light sleepers may be predisposed to social conservatism due to higher levels of threat sensitivity and environmental distrust than heavy sleepers.

Author

• Ari Kelo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign