"Negative political rhetoric adversely affected the mental health and physical well-being of the targets, causing feelings of hurt, anger and distress," said Leo Chavez, UCI professor of anthropology and lead author of the study, published in Social Science & Medicine. "Conversely, positive rhetoric and emotional responses were associated, which can have a healthy effect."

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