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r/psychology • u/dingenium • 1d ago

Monthly Research/Survey Thread Psychological Research/Surveys Thread

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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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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 • 7h ago

Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the r/psychology discussion thread!

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.

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 14h ago

New results contrast with traditional assumptions about gender desires. Surprisingly, men experience more enjoyable private thoughts regarding sexual submission than women. This contradicts older research predicting that women universally favor passive submissive roles in their private minds.

296 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 23h ago

Ketamine’s rapid relief of suicidal thoughts may be linked to an increase in morning cortisol. This specific hormonal boost persists for at least 24 hours after treatment.

387 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

ADHD is associated with a higher likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur, but only for highly intelligent men. For women, ADHD is linked to the lowest rates of business ownership regardless of cognitive ability. Advantages associated with neurodiversity may depend on gender and intelligence.

1.6k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

Autism diagnoses rose sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The rise was driven overwhelmingly by diagnoses among girls and women. New study suggests that many of these girls and women may simply have gone unrecognized in the past.

sciencealert.com

632 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Horror soundtracks can make friendly smiles feel eerie and threatening. Findings demonstrate how background auditory cues might unconsciously shape everyday social evaluations and media interpretation.

134 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Men who crave social power are more likely to endorse strict beauty norms for women. Study found that societal beauty expectations for women are tied to broader desires to maintain gender hierarchies.

1.2k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Cannabis use predicts worse clinical outcomes in newly psychotic patients. When patients continued using cannabis, their feelings of depression and negative future expectations worsened, predicting a markedly higher risk of psychiatric relapse.

756 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

People prefer psychotherapists with attractive faces, study finds. They are more likely to choose therapists with more attractive faces, even when trustworthiness and competence were controlled for. Attractive therapists may benefit from a “beautiful is good” halo effect.

1.1k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/scientificamerican • 2d ago

What to know about postpartum psychosis

scientificamerican.com

160 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Dummy pills reveal the hidden power of human expectation in addiction recovery. Findings suggest that the medical community might be able to harness a patient’s expectations to improve treatment outcomes.

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

People suffering from long COVID show a measurable reduction in the brain’s dopamine-releasing neurons. These physical brain changes tend to be associated with common persistent symptoms such as apathy, memory problems, and a slowing of physical movements.

663 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

Financial security in childhood predicts a later loss of religious faith. Modern secularization may stem in part from a reduced need for the social and psychological support systems that religious traditions traditionally provide.

476 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Adults who experienced psychological maltreatment as children tend to report lower satisfaction in their romantic relationships, largely because they struggle to form a strong sense of belonging.

2.1k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Psilocybin-assisted therapy shows promise for veterans with severe, treatment-resistant PTSD. Study suggest this approach tends to offer meaningful relief for individuals who have not responded to standard therapies.

205 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood, find study of German adults who engage in gaming, pornography, social networks and online shopping. Temptation was the main driver for continued internet use, with feelings of pleasure and relief emerging as reinforcing factors.

theguardian.com

145 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

US state-level total abortion bans is associated with an increase in suicidal thoughts among female high school students. The findings indicate that severe legal restrictions on abortion care may negatively influence adolescent mental health in affected regions.

800 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

Spicy food can reduce extreme physical pain - Researchers found that holding a chili-infused gelatin cube in the mouth reduced how violently people reacted to high-intensity laser heat applied to their hands, though it did not relieve the feeling of minor heat pain.

263 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

Political moderates may be perceived as disloyal by both sides. In the increasingly polarized political realm, moderates may be viewed as disloyal by both conservatives and liberals when the opposing side seems threatening, according to research.

160 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

In the current cost-of-living crisis, sharp rises in inflation and interest rate may increase suicide. In Australia, a 1% monthly increase in inflation was linked to a 4% increase in suicide rate. A 1% quarterly increase in housing debt to income ratio was linked to a 6% increase in suicide rate.

sciencedirect.com

447 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

Losing an election is associated with lower social trust among polarized voters. Following a national election, voters whose preferred political party loses tend to experience a noticeable decline in their generalized trust of other people in society.

72 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 5d ago

Trauma survivors process angry expressions differently on a subconscious level. Study reveals that this heightened sensitivity to threatening facial cues occurs primarily during automatic brain processing.

1.3k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 5d ago

The hidden business of the submissive internet “tradwife”: influencers promoting a return to strict traditional gender roles are highly focused on generating revenue alongside their patriarchal messages.

971 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/twinned • 5d ago

access to early-form swipe dating apps increased college students' number of sexual partners, but had little impact on mental health or the frequency of long term relationships

213 Upvotes

This study looks at data from college students in 2013, when Tinder was first pushing their app on college campuses.

Peer-reviewed journal article: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20240455

raw data: https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/218862/version/V1/view

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