Truth sensitivity has a surprisingly minor role in misinformation susceptibility, study suggests
New research indicates that political biases are a more important predictor of misinformation susceptibility than the ability to distinguish between...
Study finds a bidirectional link between social media jealousy and the perpetration of violence in romantic relationships
A study of young adult romantic couples in Quebec, Canada found that participants who displayed more jealousy of their romantic...
A psychology expert on advertising explains how social media can scatter your brain and empty your wallet
Social media can be mentally draining. And when mentally drained, you are more likely to be influenced by a high...
Scientific analysis of massive Twitter datasets links preferred pronouns in bios to left-wing politics
More and more users have been including preferred gender pronouns in their Twitter bios over time, according to new research...
Study sheds light on how deplatforming after the Jan. 6 riot impacted the larger online ecosystem
In a new study published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, researchers examined the effects of deplatforming on...
Flow experiences on TikTok and Instagram linked to mental health issues
Greater experiences of "telepresence" -- which refer to a user's sense of immersion in the world created by social media...
Study links intimidatory self-presentation strategies to heightened selfie-posting among women
A new study sheds light on the link between assertive self-presentation tactics and selfie-posting behavior on social media. The research,...
Upward comparison on social media harms body image, self-esteem, and psychological well-being
New research examining 15 years worth of research indicates that comparing ourselves to people who seem better off than us...
Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science
A new study examined comments given on the Reddit forum "r/science" to discover how commenters express negative attitudes towards science....
Heightened anxiety makes people more prone to share claims on social media
A new experimental study found that heightened anxiety makes people more prone to believe in various claims they are exposed...
Anxiety knowledge is lower in those who seek information on social media more often, study finds
Individuals who seek information on social media more frequently tend to have lower knowledge about anxiety and exhibit an indiscriminate...
Viewing “body positivity” images on Instagram linked to heightened body surveillance and body dissatisfaction in women
The body positivity movement has been influential in society for pushing back against beauty standards, but is that influence all...
Girls’ identification with masculinity ideology is strongly predictive of their use of social media for appearance-validation
New research published in Frontiers in Psychology provides insight into the complicated relationships between gender ideologies and motivations for social...
Habitual checking of social media linked to altered brain development in young adolescents
New neuroimaging research provides evidence that the frequency of checking social media during adolescent might influence how the brains of...
New research sheds light on the underlying psychological mechanisms linked to social media fatigue
Social media has irrevocably altered the way we communicate. While the ease of connecting over social media can be an...
