r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 184k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses psychology, research, looking for, study, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review textbook and project management tool.
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
: "Are DSM diagnoses biological realities or social constructs?"
49 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help request for access to the following academic materials"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Psychology
: "Do you regret taking Psychology as your career path?"
224 posts
#2
Research
: "Can I create my own Research project for graduate psychology application?"
125 posts
#3
Looking For
72 posts
#4
Study
: "How to properly Study and where to Study Psychology for completely free and as a "hobby"...?"
50 posts
#5
Looking
40 posts
#6
Career
: "How can someone switch Career from IT to psychology?"
39 posts
#7
Paper
34 posts
#8
Struggling With
14 posts
#9
Struggle
14 posts
#10
Phd
: "Red flag or field-specific norm? -Phd duration"
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/AcademicPsychology
Textbook
3 reviews
#1
Jamie Ward
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Eric Kandel
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
E. Bruce Goldstein
4.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tool
1 review
#1
Quire
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice/Career
: "Does anyone else feel like literature reviews take more energy than writing the paper itself?"
76 posts
#2
Question
: "Are DSM diagnoses biological realities or social constructs?"
54 posts
#3
Resource/Study
: "I feel like I need to relearn stats before a PhD. Where do I start?"
28 posts
#4
Discussion
: "We are 83 bipolar disorder experts, psychologists, and academics coming together for the world’s biggest bipolar AMA! In honor of World Bipolar Day, ask us anything!"
27 posts
#5
Search
: "Academic writing on the psychology within BDSM practices (sexual and non-sexual)"
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Seeking validated materials for helping students assess their individual cannabis-related psychosis risk"
3 posts
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Last updated: June 15, 2026