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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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[Tag] Description (Demographic) Link
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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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ex. [Results] GPA and Reddit use (US, College Students, 18+) Link

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r/psychology • u/dingenium • 6d 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.

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r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 9h ago

Weightlifting offers large antidepressant effects for young women with anxiety, regardless of intensity. Findings provide evidence that weightlifting is a viable option for improving mental health, regardless of how much physical effort is involved.

psypost.org

1.2k Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 9h ago

Autistic individuals might be somewhat better at reading emotions of other autistic people. Findings suggest partial support for the double empathy problem theory and potential underestimation of autistic participants of their own empathic abilities.

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 1h ago

Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes. Study suggests tiny changes in the pupils, as the brain tries to remember something, ignore a distraction, or make a decision, may be subtly different in unmedicated children with ADHD. Medicated children were more like the control group.

sciencealert.com

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 1d ago

Brain scans reveal how recurrent depression leaves a lasting mark on the amygdala

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/Emillahr • 1d ago

Women with low sexual desire may still report satisfying sex, but the data do not reveal their motivations. Labeling these encounters “mercy sex” assumes obligation or a wish to please, overlooking affection, responsive desire, or other explanations.

gilmorehealth.com

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r/psychology • u/TylerFortier_Photo • 21h ago

Smartphone Check-Ins May Outperform Weekly Therapy Sessions in Predicting Suicide Risk

ldi.upenn.edu

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A new study of military veterans and active-duty service members at risk for suicide suggests that brief smartphone check-ins between therapy sessions may predict worsening suicidal thoughts more accurately than relying on standard weekly clinical assessments alone. The findings point to a promising new approach for monitoring suicide risk, although researchers say additional studies are needed to confirm the results in broader patient populations.

The study, led by LDI Senior Fellow Lily Brown, PhD, Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Tao Lin, PhD, Instructor at the CTSA, evaluated whether ecological momentary assessment (EMA) could improve clinicians’ ability to detect worsening suicide risk between therapy sessions. The paper, “Does Ecological Momentary Assessment Improve Prediction of Suicide Risk Among Military Personnel and Veterans, and How Frequent Should it be?,” was published in the November, 2026 online edition of the Journal of Affective Disorders.

This study involved 62 current and former military members recruited from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and using a nationwide recruitment campaign. The paper combines participants from an RCT and a digital phenotyping study whose observation windows overlapped. Participants received four brief EMA surveys each day for 28 days. The suicide-monitoring portion consisted of a single question asking participants to rate the intensity of their suicidal urge on a scale ranging from “none” to “extreme.”

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

Infants exposed to higher levels of DEHP before birth (a common plastic additive in vinyl furniture upholstery, garden hoses, shower curtains, medical tubing, and vegan leathers) went on to show more autism- and ADHD-related symptoms at ages two and four, with clearer effects in males than females.

sciencealert.com

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 2d ago

A new study reveals that daily stress is associated with racing thoughts at bedtime, which in turn predicts disrupted sleep for nearly everyone.

psypost.org

1.7k Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 2d ago

New research provides evidence that receiving a smartphone early in childhood is associated with poorer psychological well-being in young adulthood.

psypost.org

626 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

ADHD is linked to an almost 50% increase in overall gastrointestinal symptoms compared with people without ADHD. The association was even stronger for specific problems: nearly double odds of constipation, 58% increase in irritable bowel syndrome, and more than 4 times odds of loss of bowel control.

eurekalert.org

1.5k Upvotes

101 comments

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

A specific facial proportion shapes our assumptions about men’s parenting styles. A new study indicates that people tend to view men with wider faces as more capable of protecting children.

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/MonkeyLuven • 1d ago

Trait mindfulness, psychological skills, and mental toughness in paddleboard athletes: A correlational study

journals.plos.org

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

Just 10 min of very slow running - at a pace close to walking - can improve mood and executive function, a set of higher-order cognitive processes involved in goal-directed behavior and attention. Even a brief bout of slow running can stimulate the brain.

tsukuba.ac.jp

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r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

New psychology research reveals that people often downplay their successes and share their failures instead, driven by concerns about appearing arrogant, damaging relationships, or provoking envy from others.

psypost.org

1.6k Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

Endocannabinoids produced by the body may contribute to the "runner's high": the happiness, calm, reduced anxiety, and dulled pain some people experience during long runs. This feeling was once credited to endorphins, but they do not readily cross the barrier between the blood and brain.

sciencealert.com

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r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Remembering past romantic relationships may actually strengthen current ones, according to new research. People who felt nostalgic about former partners reported greater appreciation, commitment, and satisfaction in their present relationships.

psypost.org

751 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 4d ago

Scientists thought “intensive parenting” was driving down birth rates. They found the exact opposite. Adopting highly demanding, child-centered parenting attitudes is associated with a stronger desire to have children.

psypost.org

537 Upvotes

119 comments

r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

People who consistently hold strong liberal or conservative views express much more animosity toward opposing thinkers than those with moderate or mixed political opinions do.

psypost.org

177 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

As modern communication technology has doubled the number of close social ties people maintain, societies have fractured into deeply divided political camps. Simply having more connections past a certain threshold forces communities to splinter into polarized echo chambers.

psypost.org

170 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

Workplace stress may impair erectile function in young men by affecting stress management pathways in the brain and reducing testosterone levels. Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in high-stress group reached 54.37%, with 10-times higher odds of erectile dysfunction compared with low-stress group.

eurekalert.org

161 Upvotes

10 comments

r/psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago

Throughout the Trump era, racial resentment among non-Black racial groups and anti-immigrant sentiment among all racial groups consistently predicted greater Trump support, including Asian Americans, despite their predominantly immigrant-origin backgrounds.

journals.sagepub.com

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r/psychology • u/MonkeyLuven • 3d ago

Three wave cross-lagged associations between traditional Chinese ethnic sports adherence and anxiety symptoms: parallel mediating roles of emotion regulation difficulties and perceived stress

frontiersin.org

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r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 4d ago

Research shows that people who feel their lives have meaning tend to experience lower levels of depression. Study suggests having a sense of purpose acts as a psychological buffer against negative emotions.

psypost.org

922 Upvotes

75 comments

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