POLITICAL DIFFERENCES WILL AFFECT RELATIONSHIP: STUDY

Interactions with people of different political opinions could lead to personality transformations and even affect relationships, says study.

Differing political views can affect affect relationships and creates a reduced sense of belonging.

Living around people with resisting political viewpoints influences your ability to form close relationships and may change your personality, a research says. The findings also may help make clear why so many Americans are moving to areas that suit them politically, further segregating the nation into "red" and "blue" areas, said lead researcher Bill Chopik, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University.

And even though living among folks of common ideology may reduce conflict and promote specific well-being, it also could be stifling healthy personal discourse, Chopik pointed away. 

"You might be more comfortable if you are a conservative and you proceed to an unoriginal conservative place, or a liberal to a generous one, but on the other hand that's one of the reasons we see all the deadlock and polarisation along get together lines, " Chopik described.
The study, published online in the journal Community Psychological and Personality Research, examined national survey data of 19, 162 people.
The researchers viewed participants' political orientation, ideological environment and personality measures such as anxiety and prevention.
Living among politically distinct others, the study found, had a psychological impact on people.
These politics "misfits" had difficulty depending on and accepting the viewpoints of others. 
Additionally, rather than assimilate or alter their dispositions to be more similar to their neighbours, they withdrew from relationships.
"Because living among politically dissimilar others is associated with a reduced sense of that belong, ideological misfits may feel as though they are unable to reliably upon the people around them, " the study stated.