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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 14h
Strictly come therapy...? A new study tests whether an approach which appeals to a younger crowd helps ease their anxiety and depression: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Yes, you can salsa dance the blues away | BPS
A new study tests whether an approach which appeals to a younger crowd helps ease their anxiety and depression.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A recent case study describes a paradoxically silent side to Tourette's syndrome: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Extreme vocal-blocking tics lead to mutism for boy with Tourette’s | BPS
A recent case study describes a paradoxically silent side to the condition.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whether it's an 'ew', 'yuck', or 'ugh', new research says the sound of your reaction can give away what's disgusting you: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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The sound of a ‘Yuck!’ gives away what’s disgusting you | BPS
New research analyses the auditory qualities of disgust.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A recent case study describes a paradoxically silent side to Tourette's syndrome: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Extreme vocal-blocking tics lead to mutism for boy with Tourette’s | BPS
A recent case study describes a paradoxically silent side to the condition.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New research explores whether patterns of movement could help us spot particular psychological symptoms: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Can movement provide a window into mental health conditions? | BPS
New research explores whether patterns of movement could help us spot particular psychological symptoms.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A recent study explores the ways in which shame intersects with, and potentially influences, voice hearers’ hallucinatory experiences: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Shame linked to voice hearers’ perceived standing against their voices | BPS
A recent study explores the ways in which shame intersects with, and potentially influences, voice hearers’ hallucinatory experiences.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Synaesthetic perceptions are fast and automatic – and can be detected by changes in the pupil, says new work: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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The effortlessness of synaesthesia can be seen in the eyes | BPS
Synaesthetic perceptions are fast and automatic – and can be detected by changes in the pupil, says new work.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Despite running counter to assumptions, recent analyses find higher levels of drug and alcohol usage in those unduly worried for their health: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Substance abuse appears higher amongst those with health anxiety | BPS
Despite running counter to assumptions, recent analyses find higher levels of drug and alcohol usage in those unduly worried for their health.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Despite having been our past selves, versions of us that are as of yet unknown feel more like our present selves: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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We feel more similar to our future selves than our past selves | BPS
Despite having been our past selves, versions of us that are as of yet unknown feel more like our present selves.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Recent research draws on the experiences of women living Kabul, Afghanistan, mapping the ways the ongoing instability shapes adult lives: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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When trauma doesn’t stop: Learning from women in Kabul | BPS
Recent research draws on the experiences of women living Kabul, Afghanistan, mapping the ways the ongoing instability shapes adult lives.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One more for the trip...? A new study investigates the experience of adding a second therapist into psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT) sessions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Are two therapists better than one for psychedelic-assisted therapy? | BPS
A new study investigates the experience of adding a second therapist into PAT sessions.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How do we make sense of the extraordinary? New research explores the meanings we ascribe to the unexplainable: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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How do we make sense of the extraordinary? | BPS
New research explores the meanings we ascribe to the unexplainable.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Taking humans to space is one thing – taking humanity to space is quite another. Join us for the new episode of PsychCrunch, and learn about crew resilience, the challenges of microgravity, and how space psychology can translate back to terra firma: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Ep 48: Putting the humanity back into space | BPS
Join Dr Jon Sutton and guests as they explore humanity in human spaceflight in this episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One more for the trip...? A new study investigates the experience of adding a second therapist into psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT) sessions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Are two therapists better than one for psychedelic-assisted therapy? | BPS
A new study investigates the experience of adding a second therapist into PAT sessions.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Synaesthetic perceptions are fast and automatic – and can be detected by changes in the pupil, says new work: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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The effortlessness of synaesthesia can be seen in the eyes | BPS
Synaesthetic perceptions are fast and automatic – and can be detected by changes in the pupil, says new work.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Before you hit 'check out', take a pause. Did you like the look of the clothes, or the model? New research suggests that model attractiveness influences our opinion of clothes: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Are you buying clothes models’ faces? | BPS
New research suggests that model attractiveness influences our opinion of clothes.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Taking humans to space is one thing – taking humanity to space is quite another. Join us for the new episode of PsychCrunch, and learn about crew resilience, the challenges of microgravity, and how space psychology can translate back to terra firma: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Ep 48: Putting the humanity back into space | BPS
Join Dr Jon Sutton and guests as they explore humanity in human spaceflight in this episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Not even canine research escapes a WEIRD fate... Recent work identifies sampling issues in dog psychology research that may limit how well we can generalise findings. Read all about it: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Yes, even our dog research is WEIRD | BPS
Recent work identifies sampling issues in canine psychology research that may limit how well we can generalise findings.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy birthday to us! 🥳 It's been 23 years since the very first issue of Research Digest went out. We've grown a tonne since then, covering the best in new psychology research across apps, a podcast, and more. Go on, take a peep at what we're up to these days: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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The British Psychological Society's Research Digest | BPS
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hair typically features in body image research as a source of dissatisfaction or concern - but what does a good relationship with it look like? New research explores: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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What does a positive relationship with hair look like? | BPS
New research looks beyond dissatisfaction.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Feeling like your teacher has it out for you isn't easy. New research suggests that for kids who feel unfairly treated by teachers, strong support networks can help protect against the fallout: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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‘My teacher doesn’t like me’: the fallout of feeling unfairly treated at school | BPS
For kids who feel unfairly treated by teachers, strong support networks can help protect against self-handicapping.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lining up your weekend listening? Be sure to check out the latest episode of PsychCrunch, where we get into the history and future of therapy for voice hearing: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Episode 47: What’s next for voice hearing therapies? | BPS
From past to present to future, join Tabby Taylor Buck for a PsychCrunch episode exploring the evolving world of voice hearing therapies.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Resilience isn't something we have; it's something we do." Join our guest writer, Dr Warren Donnellan, as he draws on his research to challenge common ideas about resilience: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Reclaiming Resilience: Why we’ve misunderstood one of psychology’s most important concepts | BPS
Dr Warren Donnellan draws on his research to challenge common ideas about resilience.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Do you experience 'leisure guilt'? www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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In the US, one in seven leisurely moments comes with guilt | BPS
A new study explores the experience of ‘leisure guilt’.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Gaze patterns may provide insights into how we turn a scene into a meaningful, memorable whole: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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‘Binding’ elements of a scene may aid recall | BPS
New study describes how gaze patterns provide insights into how we turn a scene into a meaningful, memorable whole.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The current one-size-fits-all approach does not fully capture how teens interact with Instagram in times of stress, say authors of a new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New study encourages nuanced view of social media’s role in coping with stress | BPS
The current one-size-fits-all approach does not fully capture how teens interact with Instagram in times of stress, say authors.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Some 80-year-olds' cognitive functioning rivals those 30 years younger. The Northwestern SuperAging program releases insights from its first 25 years that offer clues as to why: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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What makes a SuperAger? | BPS
Some 80-year-olds' cognitive functioning rivals those 30 years younger. The Northwestern SuperAging program releases insights from its first 25 years that offer clues as to why.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Recent generations’ fear of growing up has disappeared more rapidly than previous ones, according to recent work: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Growing up gets less scary over time, says new study | BPS
Recent research finds that recent generations’ fear of growing up has disappeared more rapidly than previous ones.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Enacting punishments is still satisfying when the transgressor is a digital entity, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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You can’t punish an AI for wrongdoing – but we still want to | BPS
Enacting punishments for transgressions is still satisfying when the transgressor is a digital entity, says new study.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New research puts 'honest' and 'deceptive' placebos head-to-head, and finds honest placebos yield greater cognitive and physical improvements for older adults: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Honest placebos aid older adults’ memory more than deceptive ones | BPS
New research puts placebos head-to-head, and finds honest placebos yield greater cognitive and physical improvements.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New research suggests that a BPD diagnosis may carry less stigma than it once did with clinical psychology trainees: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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A borderline personality disorder diagnosis may positively shape therapists’ expectations | BPS
New research suggests that a BPD diagnosis may carry less stigma than it once did with clinical psychology trainees.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Do 4% of Americans really believe that shape-shifting reptiles control the world? A recent paper looks more closely at suspiciously high estimates of conspiracy endorsement: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Do people really believe the conspiracy theories they say they do? | BPS
A recent paper looks more closely at suspiciously high research estimates of conspiracy endorsement.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New research puts 'honest' and 'deceptive' placebos head-to-head, and finds honest placebos yield greater cognitive and physical improvements for older adults: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Honest placebos aid older adults’ memory more than deceptive ones | BPS
New research puts placebos head-to-head, and finds honest placebos yield greater cognitive and physical improvements.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Studying at university is meant to help you gain skills and confidence — for many, AI usage seems to do the opposite: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Overreliance on AI leaves students distressed | BPS
Studying at university is meant to help you gain skills and confidence — for many, AI usage seems to do the opposite.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Studying at university is meant to help you gain skills and confidence — for many, AI usage seems to do the opposite: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Overreliance on AI leaves students distressed | BPS
Studying at university is meant to help you gain skills and confidence — for many, AI usage seems to do the opposite.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Always keep your language app streaks but never seem to get more fluent? A new study sheds light on why that may be: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Why do some people learn languages so easily? | BPS
An investigation of brain networks reveals some intriguing hints.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
One more reason to be in fine voice for the next World Cup match - whether home or away, singing creates and strengthens a shared social identity, according to interviews with fans. www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New study explores how football chants bring fans together | BPS
Whether home or away, singing creates and strengthens a shared social identity, according to interviews with fans.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Do major geopolitical happenings affect referee decisions? ⚽ A new study investigates through the lens of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Do geopolitical events affect red card decisions? | BPS
New research investigates through the lens of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Recent analyses reveal that perfectionism in young people is "accelerating over time": www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Perfectionism in young adults is higher than ever, says new study | BPS
Recent analyses reveal that youth are striving for perfection more and more, leaving the door open to associated mental health troubles.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Could you have an unstudied sensory experience? A recent preprint organises known sensory experiences in a fresh way – and leads researchers into the unexplored: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New framework broadens the search for unstudied sensory experiences | BPS
A recent preprint organises known sensory experiences in a fresh way – and leads researchers into the unexplored.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A recent preprint organises known sensory experiences in a fresh way – and leads researchers into the unexplored: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New framework broadens the search for unstudied sensory experiences | BPS
A recent preprint organises known sensory experiences in a fresh way – and leads researchers into the unexplored.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New research suggests that forgiving someone updates memories of that person to be less negative: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Forgive and update | BPS
Forgiving someone updates memories of that person to be less negative.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Recent analyses reveal that perfectionism in young people is "accelerating over time": www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Perfectionism in young adults is higher than ever, says new study | BPS
Recent analyses reveal that youth are striving for perfection more and more, leaving the door open to associated mental health troubles.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Got a great social network? According to new research, your facial expressivity may be to thank: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Got a great social network? Your facial expressivity may be to thank | BPS
Recent research ties facial expressiveness to social network size and richness.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎙️From past to present to future, join Tabby Taylor Buck for a new PsychCrunch episode exploring the evolving world of voice hearing therapies: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Episode 47: What’s next for voice hearing therapies? | BPS
From past to present to future, join Tabby Taylor Buck for a PsychCrunch episode exploring the evolving world of voice hearing therapies.
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BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
.@researchdigest.bsky.social is one of the best things about @psychmag.bsky.social - it helps to learn about cool new nature connection research like this @science.org article by James et al (2026) finds humans and animals share acoustic preferences for sounds.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Recent research explores the experiences of those who are diagnosed with autism later in life, after an initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Living the dual narratives of autism and borderline personality disorder | BPS
Recent research explores the experiences of those who are diagnosed with autism later in life, after an initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Infrasound leads ‘listeners’ to feel their surroundings are aversive, and boosts stress biomarkers, according to a new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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This mysterious silent noise is giving you the creeps | BPS
Infrasound leads ‘listeners’ to feel their surroundings are aversive, and boosts stress biomarkers, according to a new study.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A recent study finds that conspiracy believers can both double down *and* act in opposition to their beliefs in perilous circumstances. Only goes to highlight the continued need for nuanced research into this group: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Conspiracy believers both resist and adapt in dangerous circumstances | BPS
New study finds that people can both double down and act in opposition to their conspiracy beliefs, highlighting the need for nuanced research.
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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Does your personality drive your fantasies? The “first, solid” investigation of how personality traits influence our fantasies publishes its findings: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Narcissistic and schizoid traits steer fantasy content | BPS
The “first, solid” investigation of how personality traits influence our fantasies publishes its findings.
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