Why are Conservatives Happier than Liberals? Effects of Sleep and Health

• In Event: Ideology

Brief Overview

Many studies in the past decade or so have sought to explain why conservatives are generally happier than liberals in the United States and elsewhere. We examine differences in health outcomes and adequate sleep as a factor in this happiness gap.

Authors

• Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Matt Robert Pryor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign