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r/psychology is a subreddit with 4.8M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
A Reddit community for sharing and discussing science-based psychological material.
Popular Themes in r/psychology
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues, describing the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication in a new study. These challenges often lead to misunderstandings from those around them. This mutual disconnect is known as the Double Empathy Problem."
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Couples who have frequent sex report greater relationship and life satisfaction. But forcing more sex, especially when it feels like a chore rather than a genuine desire, can have downsides. The relationship happiness boost from sex seems to plateau at about once a week."
3 posts
#3
News
: "Myth busted: Men don’t sleep through baby cries after all. New study debunks the myth of women's special ability to hear baby crying. Researchers found only minimal differences between men's and women's hearing, but mothers still handle nighttime childcare three times as often as fathers."
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Supporting autistic patients in health care: Suggestions include offering virtual consultations, adapting environments to reduce sensory overstimulation, tailoring communications, ensuring clarity and predictability in health care encounters, and understanding barriers autistic people encounter."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/psychology
#1
Mental Health
: "A new international study found that a four-day workweek with no loss of pay significantly improved worker well-being, including lower burnout rates, better Mental Health, and higher job satisfaction, especially for individuals who reduced hours most."
15 posts
#2
Depression
: "Study of 64 different over-the-counter products used for Depression found substantive evidence for omega-3s, St John’s Wort, probiotics and vitamin D; emerging evidence for folic acid, lavender, zinc, tryptophan, rhodiola, and lemon balm; and mixed evidence for melatonin, magnesium, and curcumin."
14 posts
#3
Adhd
: "Women with Adhd face higher risk of severe premenstrual mood disorder, study finds. For years, Adhd in women has been underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Now, new research suggests those with the condition are also at significantly higher risk for a debilitating menstrual mood disorder: PMDD."
13 posts
#4
Anxiety
: "Children of parents who are highly sensitive to Anxiety may show distinct patterns of brain activity when processing emotions. These children may be more attuned to emotional information, possibly because they have learned to model their parent’s heightened sensitivity to Anxiety cues."
9 posts
#5
Relationships
: "People who pursue romantic Relationships because they genuinely want connection and intimacy—not because of pressure or insecurity—are more likely to end up in a relationship"
7 posts
#6
Psychology
: "Recent case studies have documented drastic psychiatric recoveries after people were treated with immunosuppressants. Rachel Aviv reports on a woman whose psychosis was cured—and what happened after she became sane."
7 posts
#7
Autism
: "Researchers identify four Autism subtypes with distinct genes and traits"
6 posts
#8
Creativity
: "Attractive long-term mates have an unexpected effect on women’s Creativity - they are linked to lower Creativity in women, and this drop was explained by heightened sexual arousal. However, men were more motivated to perform well after viewing attractive mates, which predicted greater Creativity."
4 posts
#9
Loneliness
: "Loneliness predicts an increase in TV viewing for older women, but not for men"
4 posts
#10
Social Media
: "A new study examined “clicktivism,” the idea that Social Media enables people to feel as though they’ve contributed to a cause without taking more impactful steps. The study suggests that outrage may drive online attention without always translating into meaningful action."
4 posts
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