r/psychology • u/dingenium • 17h 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 • 2d 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?

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 10h ago

People who expressed positive views regarding masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex reported higher levels of sexual pleasure and satisfaction, greater sexual self-efficacy and self-esteem. Accepting attitudes toward masturbation consistently related to better outcomes across all four domains.

753 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1h ago

Children who display more symptoms of ADHD tend to earn lower grades in school and the symptoms directly cause poorer academic performance. Genetic data from twins and siblings found that ADHD symptoms negatively affect grades, while grades do not appear to influence the severity of ADHD symptoms.

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 7h ago

New study sheds light on how DMT alters brain waves to induce the loss of self

113 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 22h ago

Streaming services, like Spotify/ Netflix have recommendation algorithms identify content a user engaged with most and suggest more of same. Content/ genres with low engagement get dropped. But engagement-driven curation can trap consumers in 'overfamiliarity' leading to less long-term satisfaction.

rotman.utoronto.ca

302 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 1d ago

Poor emotional regulation in anxious kids is linked to greater family accommodation

1.4k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Researchers warn that frequent interaction with AI systems may subtly influence human behavior, encouraging people to communicate and think in ways that become more structured, predictable, and "robot-like" over time.

sciencealert.com

826 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

People who eat more nuts tend to score higher on tests of thinking and memory, especially if they have generally poor diets or exercise habits. Among individuals who have experienced a stroke, eating nuts is linked to higher levels of a protein that helps grow new blood vessels.

538 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Brain stimulation helps socially anxious individuals control avoidance behaviors

1.1k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

People who heavily endorse conspiracy theories often take on the role of online “social vigilantes,” seeking to correct the perceived ignorance of others. This tendency to act as self-appointed enforcers of truth online is largely driven by feelings of superiority and a desire for self-enhancement.

369 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

Adults with ADHD often face challenges in maintaining sexual satisfaction and connection with their partners. Characteristics such as a heightened need for novelty and difficulty regulating focus can deeply influence their intimate lives.

1.0k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/Inevitable_Librarian • 1d ago

Cognitive disengagement syndrome and BPD?

en.wikipedia.org

20 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences.

1.7k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Millions of American gun owners leave firearms in cars, often in unlocked consoles. Study suggests that concerns about personal safety, everyday convenience, and laws prohibiting guns inside public establishments frequently prompt owners to leave weapons in cars.

467 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 4d ago

How the stories we tell about ourselves reveal hidden personality disorders. Researchers found that narrating life events with a focus on negative self-change strongly predicted everyday functional impairment.

1.7k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 4d ago

People who believe in free will tend to feel more positive

939 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

Couples who share awe-inspiring experiences report greater relationship flourishing. These shared moments of wonder foster a stronger sense of connection and relational growth, providing benefits beyond what individual experiences of awe offer.

975 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 5d ago

Persistent financial hardship is linked to later-life brain shrinkage

1.3k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 5d ago

Mood-boosting benefits of birdsong drowned out by traffic noise, study finds. Even low levels of traffic noise can negate the benefits of listening to natural sounds, researchers say. Bird sounds tend to be one of the elements of nature soundscapes that people perceive as being most relaxing.

theguardian.com

1.5k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/mvea • 6d ago

Researchers quantify the rate of “mercy sex” among women with low sexual desire. Women experiencing a chronic lack of sexual desire still routinely engage in sexual activity with their partners, a behavior researchers have quantified as happening about two and a half times per month.

2.5k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/Phylogenix • 5d ago

A study of 7,704 employees found remote workers reported significantly higher well-being than hybrid and onsite workers, while workplace connection and one-year turnover did not significantly differ by work arrangement, challenging assumptions behind return-to-office policies.

frontiersin.org

1.1k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 6d ago

Depression may shut down the brain’s ability to make new neurons

sciencedaily.com

2.1k Upvotes

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 6d ago

People are more willing to help strangers they perceive as agreeable or conscientious. Agreeableness and conscientiousness can serve as meaningful social signals that shape how people evaluate potential interaction partners and, in turn, whom they are willing to help.

697 Upvotes

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 6d ago

Combat-like stress in fathers alters brain chemistry in offspring

442 Upvotes

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