The top 10 most popular psychology studies of 2021

PsyPost received approximately 42.7 million pageviews in 2021. The top ten stories of the year are listed below: edit post Relationships and Sexual Health Physical touch from a romantic partner is linked to improved well-being, even among those with attachment avoidance May 11, 2021 Avoidantly attached individuals tend to shun intimacy and are reluctant to form close personal relationships with others. But new research... Read more edit post Anxiety Eye-tracking study suggests that people with social anxiety not only avoid looking at strangers but also their surroundings December 26, 2021 A new study published in the journal PLOS One suggests that social anxiety is characterized by increased avoidance, rather than hypervigilance, during... Read more edit post Relationships and Sexual Health Women who think their parents will invest more money in their future children are more likely to prefer men with masculine faces December 9, 2021 A woman’s preference for facial masculinity in a man is influenced by the degree of investment she expects from her... Read more edit post Social Psychology New study provides insight into how people with dark personality traits think about happiness May 16, 2021 Machiavellian and psychopathic personality traits are associated with the endorsement of conceptions of happiness that undermine well-being, according to new... Read more edit post Social Psychology Deep machine learning study finds that body shape is associated with income August 13, 2021 A new study published in PLOS One has found a relationship between a person's body shape and their family income.... Read more edit post Mental Health Women who feel worse about their looks tend to think their partners are less attracted to them, and in turn, have less satisfying relationships December 20, 2021 A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found evidence that people with low body image have less satisfying... Read more edit post Social Psychology Study pinpoints three markers of masculinity that are associated with the likelihood of lying October 17, 2021 A study published in Frontiers in Psychology has identified three masculine physical traits that are associated with the likelihood of... Read more edit post Social Psychology New psychology research reveals men’s motives for sending unsolicited dick pics September 8, 2019 Men who send unsolicited images of their private parts primarily do so with the hopes of receiving either similar images... Read more edit post Mental Health Study finds listening to music before bed can worsen your sleep by inducing long-lasting earworms November 5, 2021 "Our findings kept pointing to the same conclusion: the more you listen to music, the more likely you are to... Read more edit post Social Psychology Psychopathic tendencies appear to disrupt the link between authenticity and relationship well-being August 16, 2021 According to a study published in Personality and Individual Differences, staying true to yourself in a relationship leads to the... Read more

The top 10 most popular psychology studies of 2021

Women’s sensitivity to men’s relationship history revealed by new “mate copying” study

An analysis of Twitter posts suggests that people with depression show increased rumination on social media overnight

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People with better cardiorespiratory fitness tend to be less anxious and more resilient in emotional situations

Declining societal religious norms are linked to rising youth anxiety across 70 countries

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