The Anxious State - Kevin B Smith

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Auteur(s) : Kevin B Smith - Megan Corn - Savannah Havird - Stephen Neely

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/03/2026

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 208.0

ISBN : 9781394365173

Résumé :

Acknowledgments vii

1 The Anxious State 1

Section 1 Stress 17

2 Political Stress: A Primer for the Anxious Citizen 19

3 The Public Health Problem Hiding in Plain Sight 36

4 Age, Gender, and Education: Understanding the Comorbidities of Political Stress 52

5 How Breaking News Is Breaking Us 62

6 Political Stress and Social Relationships 78

Section 2 Polarization 91

7 Understanding Affective Polarization 93

8 Unwarranted Disdain 114

9 Cross-pressures and (More) Comorbidities 132

10 Does the Media Really Divide Us? 145

Section 3 Conclusion 163

11 The Big Picture 165

12 The Anxious Cycle 181

Appendix: Survey Respondents 191

Index 193

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Biographie:

Stephen Neely, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of South Florida. He is Director of the School's Master's program in Public Administration, a Senior Faculty Fellow with the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, and an Academic Program Director with the Florida Center for Cybersecurity.

Megan Corn is a Graduate Teaching Associate and PhD student in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. She also holds an MPA from the University of South Florida and has published survey research in the Tampa Bay Times and South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Savannah Havird is a Graduate Teaching Associate and PhD student in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. She holds an MPA from the University of South Florida and a BA in political science from Saint Leo University. She has published survey research in the Tampa Bay Times and presented at multiple research conferences across various disciplines.

Kevin B. Smith is the Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the Director of the Political Pyschophysiology Lab in the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Sommaire:

Title Page

Acknowledgment

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Anxious State

Section 1: Stress

Chapter 2: Political Stress - A Primer for the Anxious Citizen

Chapter 3: The Public Health Problem Hiding in Plain Sight

Chapter 4: Age, Gender, & Education: Understanding the Comorbidities of Political Stress

Chapter 5: How Breaking News is Breaking Us

Chapter 6: Stressing Social Ties

Section 2: Polarization

Chapter 7: Understanding Affective Polarization

Chapter 8: Unwarranted Disdain

Chapter 9: Cross Pressures and (More) Comorbidities

Chapter 10: Does the Media Really Divide Us?

Section 3: Conclusion

Chapter 11: The Big Picture

Chapter 12: The Anxious Cycle

Appendix: Survey Participants