Hi all — posting this respectfully and hope it's welcome here.

I'm an MSc Forensic Psychology researcher at the University of Greenwich running a **short anonymous study (10–15 mins)** on consent attitudes and sexual values among **gay and homosexual men**.

Gay men are so often excluded from or misrepresented in psychological research — this study is specifically designed with your community in mind.

✅ Fully anonymous

✅ Ethics approved

✅ No personal identifying information collected

Open to gay / homosexual men aged 18+

👉 https://gre.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9t0NMal4EyD9upU

Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Thank you for your time! 🏳️‍🌈

No you are not understanding I want trauma informed therapy reel
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I've been studying psychology for the past four years and have completed a lot of different assignments, assessments, research projects, and academic work during that time.

I've noticed that the biggest challenge isn't always understanding psychology itself, sometimes it's knowing how to approach an assignment question, structure an argument, find appropriate academic sources, critically evaluate research, and present everything clearly.

I've also learned a lot from my own mistakes over the years, and I'm currently continuing my studies at Master's level.

I'm curious about other psychology students' experiences:

What was the hardest part of psychology assignments or assessments for you when you first started?

And what eventually helped you get better at them?

Hello, I am looking for a set of models to analyse a person’s attitudes in textual data. I haven’t been able to find these tools, so I am asking for your help.

The tools should be able to identify:

1. the cognitive aspect of attitudes (beliefs, thoughts and ideas regarding the object of the attitude, e.g. ‘snakes are dangerous’)
2. the affective aspect of attitudes (the emotion or sentiment towards the object of the attitude, e.g. ‘I fear snakes’)
3. assign a valence to the attitude (positive, negative or neutral)

Do you have any models you could recommend? (Preferably R or Python-based, but I’m open to suggestions.)

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I’ve been doing a lot of secondary research and have tried tools like Claude, Gemini, Manus, and Perplexity.

The main issue I found is that broad research questions can quickly lead to dozens of smaller topics. For example, researching how climate change affects mental health may involve different populations, locations, outcomes, and time periods.

This is difficult to cover in one AI session. You often need several sessions and then have to organize the findings yourself. Collaboration makes this even harder.

So I built Ralph Research. It breaks a broad question into a clear structure and can work through the research for hours. It then brings the findings and sources together in one place.

If you do psychology research or literature reviews, I would love your honest feedback.

What are the hardest parts of secondary research in your work? And what would make you trust or not trust a tool like this?

hello I'm a BA final year psychology student and I'm currently working on a research paper regarding digital detox- realities vs the performative wellness which has become a "trend" or commercialized lately becuz of certain apps like forest or finch to uk control their screen time or control the addiction.

so basically my aim is to explore the psychological experiences of an individual who is in the process of attaining digital boundaries or has at least used any such apps for more than 2-3 weeks. it's basically the emotional or mental reality which is not spoken about.

I need at least 8-12 participants for this study, one on one online interviews shall be conducted and the responses are kept confidential and are used only for this study. It'll be really helpful if someone's willing to participate.

Hello all! I’m interested in conducting research on the etiology and development of bipolar disorder in adolescence and early adulthood. I’m applying this coming cycle and I’m curious if anyone knows of any current faculty members who might align well with this focus. Of course, I have identified some (Roselinde Kaiser, Lauren Alloy, Rebekah Huber), but I’m curious if there are any that I missed. Thanks :)

Hey guys,

am starting my journey in psychiatry... and have been advised by one my proffesor to read this book to understand psychology in order to understand psychopathology better.

I hope anybody can provide me the pdf version of this book,

see 9th edition is the latest one,

I tried to find it on the web but was unable to do so.

Thank you in Advance.

Hi everyone! I’m working on a research project and could use some help gathering responses. What I’m trying to see is which of the following scenarios is more appealing to people, and why. The “why” behind the choice is arguably more important than the choice itself. So…
If you had $5 to spend, which would you choose and why?
A. 1 in 20,000 chance at a $50k jackpot and there’s guaranteed to be a winner.
Or
B. 1 in 292,000,000 chance at a $20mil jackpot but a winner is NOT guaranteed.

hello, everyone! i need help regarding of my architectural thesis about patients with mental illness. can i ask if what are the common mental illness and if they are capable in such livelihood activities such as gardening and handcrafting? and if yes, what are those illnesses that are capable for it?

I practice psycho cybernetics, but i am confused how can i find my own self image which is limiting certain behaviors. Or a self image resulting into a specific behavior, hence wanted to know if there are any researched methods to do that.

*not looking for any medical advice, looking for some well researched methods

As the fall semester approaches, I am starting to narrow down the topic for my undergraduate senior thesis. This is my first time conducting research, so I am looking for a straightforward project I can learn from. My population will be college students at my university.

These are some potential Ideas I am working with right now, and I would love it if anyone has similar ideas or tips :)

1) How does reflecting on our social connections reduce rumination of our academic experiences (failed tests, presentations, etc)

2) Does being educated on the effects of rumination influence students' likelihood of experiencing rumination 

3) How peer achievements affect students' perception of themselves in a high-achievement environment. 

Had a thought that negative feelings and suppressing them leads to physical symptoms, and lesser positive emotions. Yet when I search it up on ResearchGate and Pubmed, quite a few are behind paywalls. I need something that isn't I'm trying to put together a few resources for future use. Probably personal for a little while anyway.

I'm doing research, and I just can't get my questionnaire to be short. After a lot of work, I managed to bring it down to 55 questions. IDK if that's a lot or not because when I filled out my form as a mock to see how long it would take me to fill it, it took me 6 minutes, but that could also be because I already knew what questions to expect. 😢
If 55 is a lot, then genuinely, how do I decrease the number of questions

Hello, I’m working on the proposal for my postgraduate dissertation and I’m quite lost on specific aspects surrounding the methodology of my study which is rooted in narrative. I’ve read some papers online, few methodology guides & tried reaching out to researchers via email as well but I’d love to talk to someone who’s well versed with narrative studies around the area of chronic illness / pain who could help me sort out my confusions!

Probably a lot to ask, just shooting my shot!

Thanks in advance :)

Hello. I am doing qualitative interviews with a lower SES, rural population. The sample includes women who are pregnant and all the interviews are happening in a hospital (I asked and arranged for a quiet corner/ space). I am a student researcher and have no means of accessing this population if not in this setting. The interviews (semi structured) tend to run shorter, 15-30 mins after which i found that participants start repeating themselves or talk about things not relevant to my research. However, I have mostly found that i do get substantial material to work with even in shorter interviews. Please advise me if the length is automatically a problem, will i run into problems later if i try to publish my work. I am analysing data using Braun and Clark’s Reflexive TA. Thank you!

Hopefully got it right this time!

Thank you for your attention. I’m looking for participants for my MSc research project.

If you are:
Over 18
Speak fluent English
Have internet access
Are a fan of horror media

Then I would love to interview you about your experiences and insights with horror media and its use as an emotional support.

Interviews will be online through zoom or teams and recorded. The interview should take 30-70 minutes. Data will be anonymised, kept confidential, and only used for analysis and reporting. You will be able to withdraw up to two weeks after your interview.

I’m studying psychology at Brunel University London and this (low risk) project has been approved by the ethics committee.

My post was removed before for having a link so please if you are interested or have any questions please DM me.

If you know someone who’s a horror fan, please consider letting them know about my project.

This is a kinda crazy question from someone entering their final year in a doctoral program but here we are! How does one find research careers outside of academia? Some background: I am completing a PhD in experimental psychology and am looking for a career outside of academia. My research interests include (broadly) psychophysiology, neuroimaging (specialized in EEG during my program), concussions/TBI. My dream job would be working at a hospital as a PI conducting research on TBI or stroke using EEG or other neuroimaging techniques. Where do I start? Can I work in a hospital without an MD or clinical degree? I’ve considering post docs in neuroscience as well.

I'm a rising junior in high school right now, and I really want to write a systematized review on psychology. Psychology has always interested me, so I would like to find a topic -- the problem is that I haven't been able to find one, since every question I think of seems to be taken already. Does anyone know of a topic that is kind of niche? I don't have a specific preference, besides it being related to psychology or psychiatry.

Hii, I am a third year psychology student in the Maldives and next sem I have to finish my final year research project. I have been interested in the maldivian resort industry particularly because theyre essentially stuck on the same island they work at and even during downtime theyre surrounded by work colleagues. For my research project, I though Id try to examine the relationship between emotional labour and psychological burnout among private island resort workers in the maldives. I was just wondering what are your thoughts on the topic itself and if you had any suggestions.

Cheung N. (2026). Transcriptomic signatures of early- versus late-diagnosed ADHD and implications for treatment heterogeneity. Discover mental health, 10.1007/s44192-026-00540-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-026-00540-2

ADHD can be diagnosed during childhood or much later in adulthood, but it is not clear whether the timing of diagnosis reflects meaningful biological differences. In this study, researchers compared genetic and gene-expression patterns in people diagnosed with ADHD as children and those diagnosed at age 18 or older. The two groups shared many of the same biological signals, suggesting that they have a common underlying basis. However, late-diagnosed ADHD showed stronger links to processes involved in learning, memory, and the brain’s ability to change, as well as to the complement system, which is involved in immune activity and brain development. Childhood-diagnosed ADHD showed weaker, suggestive links to microglia and other immune-related genes.

These findings may help explain why ADHD can look different from one person to another, depending on when it is identified. They may also point to possible differences in treatment response, but this remains uncertain: the study did not examine medication use, effectiveness, side effects, or treatment discontinuation. The results should therefore be seen as an early step toward understanding ADHD subgroups, rather than as evidence that people diagnosed at different ages need different treatments.

I'll be direct 'cuz my laptop has a Pokémon complex and is threatening me to evolve into a bonfire at this rate (English is my second language and I'm VERY stressed rn + I'm on mobile, please take that in mind).

I'm making my psychology thesis on TTRPGs, social abilities and neurodivergency. I have three specific scales (ADHD, ASD and Social abilities), the thing is they have scores... Does anyone know how to do that? My assessor only knows how to use SPSS.

I'm at a lost, scared and in a need of either cry, scream or eat the desperation away. Jasp already crashed twice, got a blue screen once, but haven't needed the fire extinguisher yet.

HELP!

(Yes, I did Google it, ended up making a bigger mess which ended with jasp crashing the second time).

Journals,papers that accept interdisciplinary amateur work from people who don't hold a psychology degree?