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r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 164k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
A place to share and discuss articles/issues related to all fields of psychology. Discussions should be of an academic nature, avoiding ‘pop psychology.’ This is also a place to talk about your own psychology research, methods, and career in order to gain input from our vast psychology community.
This subreddit is generally aimed at those in an intermediate to master level, mostly in/around graduate school, or for professionals; undergraduates, etc., are recommended for r/psychologystudents.
Popular Themes in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice Requests
: "What are careers in psychlogy/sociology that pay well?"
43 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Rant: I hate it when people and society in general do not take psychology as a serious science"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "How advantageous/opportune is a research assistant position at a prestigious university?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Psychology
: "Are Jung's Ideas Outdated in Modern Psychology?"
74 posts
#2
Research
: "HELP!! I just want to learn to write a Research paper, and hopefully a publishable one."
29 posts
#3
Study
: "Please do not post Study participation requests here. You may visit the r/psychologystudents Study participation request thread instead."
11 posts
#4
Thesis
: "We just ran the analyses for an undergrad Thesis and got p = 0.055."
8 posts
#5
Career
: "therapists/ psychiatrists of reddit, what's something you wish you'd done earlier in your Career? Whats something in your Career you regret doing?"
6 posts
#6
Advice
: "Advice/Guidance on pursuing a Psychology Career"
6 posts
#7
Academic
: "Where to donate a large (4,000+ copies) collection of psychology Academic journals dating from 1965-2025?"
6 posts
#8
Therapy
: "How do I figure out if being a therapist is for me?"
6 posts
#9
Mental Health
: "Seeking Feedback on My Final Year Project that Uses Reddit Data to Detect Possible Mental Health Symptoms"
6 posts
#10
Education
: "Seeking Guidance on Psychology Licensure & Further Education in the U.S."
5 posts
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