researchdigest.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

A @yorkpsychology.bsky.social survey of UK-based teachers reveals the influence of online misogyny on primary and secondary schoolboys, and details its impacts on female pupils and staff. A way past this issue, however, may be closer than we think: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 5 hours ago • 0 comments

How often do you remember your dreams? According to new research, if you're young, spend more time in light stages of sleep, and think of dreams as more than night time 'nonsense', you might recall more than most: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Those of us with siblings have probably all heard jokes about parental favouritism - but what factors make a child more likely to become 'The Favourite'? A new meta-analysis seeks to find out: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Recent work investigating Theory of Mind in kids who lived through the acute phase of the pandemic finds they're more likely to struggle identifying others' false beliefs: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Ever wondered how kids can be so darn gross? 🤧 Things that should literally make stomachs churn simply don’t for children, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Is surveillance changing how we see the world? New research suggests that knowing we’re being monitored impacts involuntary perceptual processes, without us realising: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Ever wondered how kids can be so darn gross? 🤧 Things that should literally make stomachs churn simply don’t for children, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Does feeling powerful make us more likely to be unfaithful? Recent work finds that power can make us feel like a more valuable romantic prospect, and increase interest in other potential partners: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Lockdown provided many of us with time for reflection, exploration, and self-discovery. For some, it even opened up new understandings of their own gender. New work explores the pandemic journeys of gender diverse and trans youth in more detail: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Do we have a good sense of what our preferred gender actually finds attractive? Not so much, according to new research from @uniofstandrews.bsky.social's David Perrett and colleagues: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

We often associate paranoia with seeing things 'out of the corner of your eye'. A new study, however, focuses on how those with paranoia interpret social dynamics they're looking right at: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Should we use "Climate Change", "Climate Crisis", "Global Warming" or another term for this environmental disaster? It doesn't seem to matter! @researchdigest.bsky.social just covered one of our papers led by @dgoldwert.bsky.social with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & @madalina.bsky.social Check it out👇

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Great to see @researchdigest.bsky.social highlighting recent #BJDP special issue article by Dr Sydney Hainsworth that explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the identity of trans and gender diverse youth.bps.org.uk/research-diges… @harriet-tenenbaum.bsky.social

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

There are a lot of names for the climate crisis, but which motivates us to do our part more? 🌍 Well... new research suggests they're actually all quite similar: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Be honest, does promising honesty really change how truthful you are? According to a new study, it can do - but the phrasing of any honesty oath we take is key: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Lockdown provided many of us with time for reflection, exploration, and self-discovery. For some, it even opened up new understandings of their own gender. New work explores the pandemic journeys of gender diverse and trans youth in more detail: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

A little weekend listening, for those who missed our latest episode:

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

When menopause and autism collide, many report feeling unwarned, unprepared, and without appropriate support, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

A total makeover is just a click away with modern technology. But what effects are beauty filters having on the way we see ourselves, and others? A new study unpicks the influence of instant beauty filters on body image and attitudes: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Could vagus nerve stimulation offer progress on treatment resistant depression? Participants of a recent trial see 'meaningful improvements' in their ability to function and live their lives — though effects were somewhat modest. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Looking for change? Here's one for you: New research suggests protesters' expressions of anger or fear have different outcomes for onlooker support - depending on whether they're from a marginalised group, or an ally. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Be honest, does promising honesty really change how truthful you are? According to a new study, it can do - but the phrasing of any honesty oath we take is key: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

When menopause and autism collide, many report feeling unwarned, unprepared, and without appropriate support, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Living in uncertain times can be so difficult - but uncertainty isn't always the ominous force we make it out to be. 🎙️ Join us for the new episode of PsychCrunch, in which @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social explores the science of uncertainty with expert Maggie Jackson: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Looking for change? Here's one for you: New research suggests protesters' expressions of anger or fear have different outcomes for onlooker support - depending on whether they're from a marginalised group, or an ally. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Some research-based advice to up your dating app game today... 💕 Cutting words short while texting might be common, but doing so too freely could make conversation partners less likely to reply, says new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Even small associations with politicians can pull us towards or push us away from unrelated, neutral products and groups in a strive for ‘cognitive consistency’, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Our most viewed piece of 2025 so far… I wonder why…

submitted 45 days ago • 2 comments

Can women be guilty of mansplaining too? New research suggests mansplaining may be less gendered than previously thought: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Could survival-related visual processing be conserved in blindsight? A new case study offers exciting hints: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

From business deals to retrieving lost goods, new research suggests that people tend to give those with more bargaining power an easier ride. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Could artificial naps be on the horizon?💤 New research zeros in on why naps give us a cognitive boost - and suggests that one day, brain stimulation could be used to replicate the effect: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

When you listen to someone talking, do their words ever appear like subtitles in your mind? A new study sheds light on the neural origins of ticker-tape synaesthesia, and reveals its surprising relationship with dyslexia. Check out our digested summary right here: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

ICYMI: Check out the new episode of PsychCrunch below!

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Living in uncertain times can be so difficult - but uncertainty isn't always the ominous force we make it out to be. 🎙️ Join us for the new episode of PsychCrunch, in which @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social explores the science of uncertainty with expert Maggie Jackson: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

🦍 New work on inattentional blindness finds evidence of awareness, even without knowingly seeing an object: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

When couples face of health challenges, finding ways of coping together can truly ease the load, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Recent work suggests information inadequacy is no barrier to arriving at a decision, and that initial decisions heavily influence ideas when new information arrives: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

New randomised control trial illustrates the effects of vitamin D supplementation on Major Depressive Disorder, and finds possible neural explanation: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Hello! I'm Ella @psychmag.bsky.social journalist and occasional presenter of PsychCrunch @researchdigest.bsky.social It'd be great to hear people's thoughts on this, the childfree are a group largely neglected by psychological research until recent years. Had great fun writing this!

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

Recent work suggests that the pandemic may have accelerated trends towards staying home, even beyond lockdowns: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 91 days ago • 2 comments

Could remembering past parties make you a more moderate drinker? New research suggests so: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

For many, deconstructing relationships and interactions with parents can be a mainstay of the therapeutic experience. Recent research illustrates how vital question framing can be in exploring those relationships: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Could remembering past parties make you a more moderate drinker? New research suggests so: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Students who feel they don’t grasp material are often more hesitant to use certain highly effective learning strategies - but the right framing could help them overcome those nerves: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments