r/psychology • u/mvea • 2h ago
r/psychology • u/dingenium • 16d ago
Monthly Research/Survey Thread Psychological Research/Surveys Thread
Welcome to the r/Psychology Research Thread!
Need participants? Looking for constructive criticism? In addition to the weekly discussion thread, the mods have instituted this thread for a surveys.
General submission rules are suspended in this thread, but all top-level comments must link to a survey and follow the formatting rules outlined below. Removal of content is still at the discretion of the moderators. Reddiquette applies. Personal attacks, racism, sexism, etc. will be removed. Repeated violations may result in a ban. This thread will occasionally be refreshed.
In addition to posting here, we recommend you post your surveys to r/samplesize and join the discussion at r/surveyresearch.
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- [Tag] Description (Demographic) Link
- ex. [Academic] GPA and Reddit use (US, College Students, 18+) Link
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RESULTS
Results should be posted as a direct reply to the corresponding top-level comment, with the same formatting as the original survey.
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(Demographics) include:
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r/psychology • u/dingenium • 5d ago
Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Discussion Thread
Welcome to the r/psychology discussion thread!
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Recent discussions
r/psychology • u/Tricky-Breakfast-604 • 1h ago
Scientists discover how deep sleep builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain Scientists have uncovered a hidden brain circuit linking deep sleep, growth hormone, and wakefulness, revealing why a good night's sleep is essential for both body and brain health.
r/psychology • u/Dorian182 • 15h ago
When schools fail to act, weight-based bullying can continue
r/psychology • u/Dorian182 • 2h ago
Tiny brain structure anticipates what we are about to see or feel, study finds
r/psychology • u/Dorian182 • 38m ago
Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
r/psychology • u/Dorian182 • 1h ago
How animal identifiability affects children’s food choices
r/psychology • u/Dorian182 • 14h ago
Judging strangers' preferences may actually be easier when they're less like our own
r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago
A study of over 12,000 Norwegian families found that by age eight, a child’s ADHD traits come mainly from their own genes, not from how their parents’ genes shape the home. Researchers found no firm evidence that parenting style or the home environment tied to parents’ DNA drives ADHD in their kids.
r/psychology • u/Tricky-Breakfast-604 • 1d ago
Role of problematic use of social networks and self-consciousness in the association between adverse childhood experiences and well-being among young Indian adults
nature.comr/psychology • u/somethingicanspell • 1d ago
The Development of the ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders: An Amalgam of Science, Pragmatism, and Politics
annualreviews.orgInteresting article about the ICD-11s decision to move to a dimensional vs categorical system for personality disorders.
r/psychology • u/RyanBleazard • 2d ago
International Consensus Statement on ADHD: Exercise has no significant effect on ADHD symptoms after adjusting for confounders and publication bias, but significantly reduces anxiety and depression.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago
New Study Finds Gendered Messaging Can Backfire: Messages that reference gender when highlighting women's success in an activity actually made kids and adults of both genders see girls and women as less capable, and also made everyone less interested in trying the activity themselves.
nyu.edur/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
In richer, more gender-equal countries, boys value hard work at school less than girls, and fewer go to university, except in STEM, where male numbers hold steady. New study of 750,000 teens in 61 countries links the gap to stereotypes that effort is 'for girls' while talent is 'for boys'.
academic.oup.comr/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance. More than half of US students surveyed said the problem damaged their ability to do academic work, study finds.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
Americans interpret major political events through a deeply polarized lens. Republicans prioritize social order/ conformity and view protests that disrupt social order as threatening. Democrats place higher value on individual rights/ inclusion and view protests by marginalized groups as necessary.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
People who favor group-based inequality tend to have less gray matter in an empathy-linked brain region
r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
The stronger the evidence, the weaker the link between prenatal acetaminophen and autism or ADHD. Earlier reviews had reported small increases in risk, but these associations shrank when the researchers focused on the highest-quality evidence, though small associations remained in some analyses.
r/psychology • u/shinybrighthings • 3d ago
Interacting with women can impair men’s cognitive functioning
sciencedirect.comr/psychology • u/Deep-Owl-1890 • 3d ago
Creatine May Do More Than Build Muscle: Researchers Find a Possible Link to Depression
r/psychology • u/Deep-Owl-1890 • 3d ago
Depression May Disrupt the Brain’s Ability to Grow New Neurons, Study Finds
r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago
Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’. Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment.
r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago
People who ghost tend to feel worse about it than the people they ghost realize. Study also indicates that even a brief reply can narrow this emotional misunderstanding.
r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago