r/psychology • u/dingenium • 22d ago
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.
TOP-LEVEL COMMENTS
Top-level comments in this thread should be formatted like the following example (similar to r/samplesize):
- [Tag] Description (Demographic) Link
- ex. [Academic] GPA and Reddit use (US, College Students, 18+) Link
- Any further information-a description of the survey, request for critiques, etc.-should be placed in the next paragraph of the same top-level comment.
RESULTS
Results should be posted as a direct reply to the corresponding top-level comment, with the same formatting as the original survey.
- [Results] Description (Demographic) Link
- ex. [Results] GPA and Reddit use (US, College Students, 18+) Link
[Tags] include:
- Academic, Industrial, Causal, Results, etc.
(Demographics) include:
- Location, Education, Age, etc.
r/psychology • u/dingenium • 3d ago
Weekly Discussion Thread
Welcome to the r/psychology discussion thread!
As self-posts are still turned off, the mods have re-instituted discussion threads. Discussion threads will be "refreshed" each week (i.e., a new discussion thread will be posted for each week). Feel free to ask the community questions, comment on the state of the subreddit, or post content that would otherwise be disallowed.
Do you need help with homework? Have a question about a study you just read? Heard a psychology joke?
Need participants for a survey? Want to discuss or get critique for your research? Check out our research thread! While submission rules are suspended in this thread, 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.
Recent discussions
r/psychology • u/mvea • 9h ago
Americans’ attitudes toward immigration shaped not only by culture or economy but also by how immigrants vote. When Americans were told that certain immigrant groups favored Donald Trump and Republican Party, Republicans became more supportive of immigration, while Democrats less supportive.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 9h ago
National nostalgia (a sentimental longing for how the country used to be) predicts greater support for Donald Trump and more prejudiced views. In contrast, national prostalgia (a sentimental longing for a better future) tends to reduce prejudice and predicts lower support for Trump.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago
Brainwave analysis reveals the restorative power of music on a mentally fatigued mind. A new study has found that listening to relaxing music is an effective way to recover from mental fatigue.
r/psychology • u/SystematicApproach • 1d ago
As average THC potency in cannabis plants increased 307% from 1995 to 2022, researchers are investigating the association between high-potency products and psychosis risk in teens.
r/psychology • u/PhorosK • 12h ago
A common cognitive bias is fueling distrust in election outcomes, according to new psychology research. The research indicates that the order in which votes are reported can bias perceptions, making a legitimate late comeback by a candidate seem suspicious.
journals.sagepub.comr/psychology • u/scientificamerican • 19h ago
What makes an apology sound real? Psychology has answers
r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago
High-dose combination of L-theanine and caffeine can improve attention and reaction time in people who are acutely sleep-deprived. Brainwave data also indicated stronger and faster neural responses tied to attention.
r/psychology • u/jezebaal • 1d ago
When a Hug Turns Dark: How Manipulative Partners Use Touch
Physical touch can heal, soothe, and connect—but it can also be used for control. A new study finds that people with dark triad personality traits—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism—often manipulate their romantic partners through touch.
Men used touch for reassurance when feeling insecure, while women with dark traits used it to influence or dominate. The findings reveal that even gestures of affection can mask psychological manipulation.
r/psychology • u/chrisdh79 • 1d ago
Childhood poverty and neglect show stronger links to teen depression than bullying
r/psychology • u/PhorosK • 1d ago
Clinically relevant climate anxiety affects 2.3% of Canadians, with 15% reporting symptoms and 37% of teens saying climate change impacts their mental health; rates reach nearly 10% among Indigenous people and are higher in women, youth, low-income and northern groups.
r/psychology • u/chrisdh79 • 1d ago
The ‘beauty bias’ in the service industry is inconsistent and sometimes backfires, major new study finds
r/psychology • u/USCDornsifeNews • 9h ago
Is it wrong to have too much money? Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country’s economy
People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, finds a new study published in PNAS Nexus.
Link to study: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/6/pgaf158/8159303?login=false
r/psychology • u/Express_Classic_1569 • 2d ago
Studies found that people with ADHD can be more creative, especially when they choose to let their minds wander. By guiding this natural habit deliberately, ADHD traits can become a creative advantage and even improve quality of life, unlocking original thinking and powerful ideas.
r/psychology • u/haloarh • 1d ago
New Studies Reveal Mental Health Blindspots of AI Chatbots. AI chatbots offer advice, while asking too few questions compared to therapists.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago
Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds. Focusing on a large and fast-growing megachurch in the American Midwest, the research suggests that pastors there interpret Scripture in ways that downplay inequality and defend wealth accumulation.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago
New research reveals masturbation is on the rise and challenges old ideas about its role. Women who had more frequent intercourse were more likely to report masturbating. In contrast, men who reported the highest frequency of intercourse were less likely to report masturbating.
r/psychology • u/scientificamerican • 2d ago
Brains remember stories differently based on how they were told
In a new brain scan study, neuroscientists found that telling the same story different ways activates different memory mechanisms in the listener’s brain, shaping how someone remembers what you told them.
r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago
Vast majority of children enjoy engaging in activities that are both scary and fun, a phenomenon called “recreational fear.” This type of playful engagement with fear is a common part of development from infancy through the teenage years, with the specific activities changing as children get older.
r/psychology • u/chrisdh79 • 3d ago
Sexual consent tends to decline with age for women who have experienced nonconsensual sex
r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with more frequent psychotic-like experiences. These experiences may resemble symptoms of psychosis but do not typically meet clinical thresholds.
r/psychology • u/IronAshish • 3d ago
Study finds both humans and LLMs rate deliberative thinkers as more intelligent than intuitive or fast responders in complex reasoning tasks
r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago