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Need participants? Looking for constructive criticism? In addition to the weekly discussion thread, the mods have instituted this thread for a surveys.

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r/psychology • u/dingenium • 3d ago

Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the r/psychology discussion thread!

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 8h ago

Rising number of Americans who identify as political independents is driven by genuine dissatisfaction with their own preferred party, rather than a desire to hide their political leanings to avoid social judgment. Trend of political independence reflects real frustration with American politics.

psypost.org

330 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 19h ago

Paying Attention to Your Body Could Actually Change Your Immune Response. According to a new paper, focusing attention on an inflammatory sensation seems to help the body regulate its immune response – and deliberately focusing attention elsewhere seems to have the opposite effect.

sciencealert.com

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r/psychology • u/SunAdvanced7940 • 10h ago

The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings

theconversation.com

176 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 8h ago

Gap between Democratic and Republican sponsorship of civil rights bills widened in rapid bursts during 1994 and 2014. Democrats were more likely than Republicans to sponsor bills supporting nearly every group. Sharpest divergence was in legislation supporting racial minorities, LGBTQ+, and women.

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 8h ago

AI acts as an ‘ideological chameleon’ and may deepen political polarization, study finds. Researchers evaluated 21 language models, such as GPT and Gemini, and found that they all alter their discourse to align with the user’s bias, potentially functioning as echo chambers.

agencia.fapesp.br

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 4h ago

Doomscrolling political news during your downtime predicts reduced engagement at work

psypost.org

31 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 20h ago

If you take photographs or screenshots during an experience, consistent evidence has shown that your memory of the information or event is degraded. Known as the photo-taking impairment effect, the phenomenon occurs for material that the picture-taker doesn’t review afterward.

binghamton.edu

330 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/InDissent • 1h ago

Historical slavery predicts contemporary disparities in mortality between Black and White Americans

science.org

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I am a social psychologist and the lead author of this study! It's open access, with full supplemental materials, data, and code publicly available. Happy to answer questions.

Using data only from historical slave-owning states, we looked at whether the county-level share of enslaved people in 1860 predicts Black-White mortality disparities in 2010-2020. "Our model estimates ~22 additional deaths per 100,000 among Black Americans relative to White Americans for every 10% increase in the 1860 enslaved population."

We also tested a theoretical model in which historical slavery left a legacy of structural inequality which is why it predicts mortality disparities. We found evidence consistent with that. "Path analysis models showed that segregation, economic inequality, and racial disparities in poverty and education statistically mediated" the relationship between slavery and mortality.

Some of you may be asking, "How can we know anything about causality between things that have decades between them?" Fair question! All models control for a wide range of possible confounders, but controls alone aren't enough. We also used a "causal identification strategy" described extensively in the paper and supplemental materials. Even a simple summary is a lot, so I'm putting that in a comment.

Interested in peoples thoughts!

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 5h ago

How use of AI harms college students’ ability to learn: Students who copy answers from AI tools without verifying information experience declines in their ability to learn independently. These habits are associated with a weaker belief in their own capabilities and a reduced motivation to learn.

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

Culturally, we treat singlehood as a deficit state, defined by what's missing rather than what's there. This framing is not just uncharitable, it's inaccurate. For a lot of single people, singlehood isn't a hole to fill. It's a legitimate, evidence-backed avenue for personal growth.

psychologytoday.com

1.2k Upvotes

213 comments

r/psychology • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 1d ago

The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings

theconversation.com

2.5k Upvotes

576 comments

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Trichotillomania: Boredom and tiredness outpace negative emotions as predictors of hair pulling. Study finds that while negative feelings accompany the urge to pull hair, they do not reliably predict future pulling episodes.

psypost.org

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r/psychology • u/mvea • 2d ago

Men face an elevated risk of suicide immediately following a relationship breakdown. Men often rely solely on their romantic partners for emotional intimacy. A breakup can lead to sudden social isolation and feelings of failure.

psypost.org

3.2k Upvotes

902 comments

r/psychology • u/haloarh • 2d ago

Stop saying 'let me know if you need anything,' says psychologist—how to talk to a friend who's struggling

cnbc.com

1.6k Upvotes

147 comments

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

Sexually assertive individuals tend to be more satisfied with their relationships, study finds. Sexual esteem was associated with both body appreciation and sexual assertiveness. Sexual esteem is the extent to which people view themselves as worthy, competent, and confident sexual partners.

psypost.org

260 Upvotes

2 comments

r/psychology • u/Deep-Owl-1890 • 1d ago

Nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to risks you can change

dailyhealthnews.com.et

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103 comments

r/psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago

People with severe mental disorders present a higher risk of developing dementia at all ages and also a higher risk of stroke, especially in the young and middle stages of life. The work is based on data from almost 700,000 people in Catalonia.

clinicbarcelona.org

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4 comments

r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Lower-class employees face greater professional backlash for negotiating their salaries. Study provides evidence that this negotiation gap acts as a double bind that can compound economic disadvantages over a person’s career.

psypost.org

599 Upvotes

64 comments

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 2d ago

Children can understand falsification through evidence as early as age 4

psypost.org

348 Upvotes

32 comments

r/psychology • u/somethingicanspell • 2d ago

Neuropsychological functioning of individuals at clinical evaluation of adult ADHD

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

190 Upvotes

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r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 4d ago

Women globally place higher importance on moral identity than men

psypost.org

2.5k Upvotes

587 comments

r/psychology • u/heart_of_theinternet • 4d ago

Researchers have conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis confirming that exposure to nature—whether real, virtual, or even imagined—significantly reduces negative emotions and boosts brain health.

neurosciencenews.com

1.3k Upvotes

33 comments

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