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An Identity-based Approach to Polarization and Public Health

2025-08-18

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<p>A growing literature identifies political polarization as a risk factor adversely shaping public health outcomes. We propose that this relationship can be understood through theories of group processes and behavioral decision-making. To explain the effects of polarization on public health, we review and integrate classic models from these traditions. Guided by this framework, we review evidence suggesting that...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/5z6r7_v2

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