Depression isn't just a health issue; it's a political vulnerability. In China, Xing Chen & @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social find it erodes trust, amplified by inequality—affecting both marginalized groups and regime supporters Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sharing my article with the amazing Xing Chen! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20… Feeling down isn’t just personal—it can change how you see the world. Our study finds depression lowers political trust in China, especially when people sees society unfair.

🛰️Are people more likely to resist information they receive if their exposure to it is forced? ➡️Using survey experiments in China, @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social finds citizens who avoid propaganda are more swayed by it than those who read it willingly www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Happy to share my new paper! cup.org/3Uv4CzR You might think people resist propaganda if they are forced to read it, but this study found that when people who would normally avoid it are forced to read it, it can sway them more than those who would read it voluntarily.

Excited to share my new #JEPS paper with @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social introducing ReChat, a research tool for live-text interaction studies! Makes it easy to embed live chats in surveys, opening new possibilities for research on social interaction. Check it out! 🧵👇 #AcademicSky #PoliSciSky #PoliSky

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 2y ago

#OpenAccess from @jepsjournal.bsky.social - Introducing ReChat: A Lab-in-the-Cloud for Text Discussions - cup.org/4gFUahQ - @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social & @small-schulz.bsky.social #FirstView #JEPS