Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Health Satisfaction and Right-Leaning Political Views

Have you ever wondered whether being satisfied with your physical health is associated with having politically right (conservative) rather than left (progressive) views? Do people who report high physical health satisfaction tend to identify as more right-leaning across surveys and self-reports? When someone places themselves on the political right, is that linked to any consistent pattern in how positively they rate their physical health? For instance, perhaps people who feel healthier are more inclined to see their lives as stable and predictable, which could coincide with a preference for conservative political views, although that’s only speculative. Or it could be that these traits are largely unrelated and any overlap is simply due to chance or measurement differences in how people describe themselves. Understanding whether physical health satisfaction and right-leaning political identity co-occur can be important for interpreting social trends in wellbeing and political attitudes more accurately.

We've analyzed data from a study on 548 people in the the U.S., which we've used to explore these questions. Study participants were asked to what extent they agree with the statement "I am satisfied with my physical health" and also to what extent they agree with the statement "On political matters, my views are 'right' (conservative) rather than 'left' (progressive)".

Here are the results:

To further explore the relationship between these two items, you can explore the pages for either statement on PersonalityMap:

• I am satisfied with my physical health
• On political matters, my views are 'right' (conservative) rather than 'left' (progressive)

Or you can explore over 1 million human correlations spanning personality, demographics, behaviors and beliefs at PersonalityMap.io.