A study conducted in Israel before the national elections in 2019 found that individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to participate in politics than individuals without ADHD symptoms. The findings held even after the researchers controlled for age, sex, education, political orientation, therapy for ADHD symptoms, and several other factors. The study was published in PLOS One. ...

A study conducted in Israel before the national elections in 2019 found that individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to participate in politics than individuals without ADHD symptoms. The findings held even after the researchers controlled for age, sex, education, political orientation, therapy for ADHD symptoms, and several other factors. The study was published in PLOS One. …

  • Lumidaub@feddit.de
    3·
    1 year ago

    The point of any study is to see what’s there. Whether the results then mean anything for society is secondary. If the study’s results were reliable, the next step might be to ask “why is this?” And then maybe “would encouraging non-ADHD brains to go into politics improve or harm the political process or have no effect?” But this is all moot of course since this study is badly designed anyway.