r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 189k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, psychology, research, 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
Pain & Anger
: "I don’t understand what’s wrong with me struggling with motivation, focus, mood, overthinking and consistency for years"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Looking for a Psychiatrist Mentor or Guidanc"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Looking For
72 posts
#2
Psychology
56 posts
#3
Research
42 posts
#4
Study
40 posts
#5
Looking
40 posts
#6
Paper
34 posts
#7
Book
7 posts
#8
Hard Time
3 posts
#9
Struggling With
3 posts
#10
Struggle
3 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
: "I am planning to pursue psychology at the undergraduate level, but I was unable to take psychology as a subject in Grade 12."
34 posts
#2
Question
: "What is it like to be a Psychological Researcher?"
25 posts
#3
Resource/Study
: "First scientific demonstration of psychological benefits from telling people free will is an illusion"
14 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Research ideas for BS Applied PSYCHOLOGY thesis"
13 posts
#5
Search
: "Looking for Students in Kazakhstan for an International Group Project!"
1 post
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+19k members(11.1%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026