Psychological research findings from PsyPost

Six Mastodon posts from 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-24 share links to psychology research articles covering mental health duration, narcissism and therapy, voter judgment, OnlyFans content, taboo language, and overeating brain signals. No unified narrative connects them.

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Mental health conditions are lasting longer today than they did a decade ago https://www. psypost.org/mental-health-cond itions-are-lasting-longer-today-than-they-did-a-decade-ago/?utm_source=dlvr.it&

mastodon:mstdn-socialother7d ago kagi ↗

Mental health conditions are lasting longer today than they did a decade ago https://www. psypost.org/mental-health-cond itions-are-lasting-longer-today-than-they-did-a-decade-ago/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

New study reveals how voters use nonpolitical signals to judge candidates https://www. psypost.org/new-study-reveals- how-voters-use-nonpolitical-signals-to-judge-candidates/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_me

mastodon:mstdn-socialother7d ago kagi ↗

New study reveals how voters use nonpolitical signals to judge candidates https://www. psypost.org/new-study-reveals- how-voters-use-nonpolitical-signals-to-judge-candidates/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Scientists discover previously unknown “mitochondrial plaques” in Alzheimer’s disease brains https://www. psypost.org/scientists-discove r-previously-unknown-mitochondrial-plaques-in-alzheimers-diseas

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Scientists discover previously unknown “mitochondrial plaques” in Alzheimer’s disease brains https://www. psypost.org/scientists-discove r-previously-unknown-mitochondrial-plaques-in-alzheimers-disease-brains/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Men with less modest self-views are more likely to feel victimized and support men’s rights activism https://www. psypost.org/men-with-less-mode st-self-views-are-more-likely-to-feel-victimized-and-su

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Men with less modest self-views are more likely to feel victimized and support men’s rights activism https://www. psypost.org/men-with-less-mode st-self-views-are-more-likely-to-feel-victimized-and-support-mens-rights-activism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Social anxiety drives people to conform specifically to negative feedback https://www. psypost.org/social-anxiety-dri ves-people-to-conform-specifically-to-negative-feedback/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_me

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Social anxiety drives people to conform specifically to negative feedback https://www. psypost.org/social-anxiety-dri ves-people-to-conform-specifically-to-negative-feedback/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Standard brain scans might misread oxygen metabolism in large portions of the cortex https://www. psypost.org/standard-brain-sca ns-may-misread-oxygen-use-in-large-portions-of-the-cortex/?utm_source=d

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Standard brain scans might misread oxygen metabolism in large portions of the cortex https://www. psypost.org/standard-brain-sca ns-may-misread-oxygen-use-in-large-portions-of-the-cortex/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Fear of the unknown is linked to lower life satisfaction and heightened death anxiety https://www. psypost.org/fear-of-the-unknow n-is-linked-to-lower-life-satisfaction-and-heightened-death-anxiety/?u

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Fear of the unknown is linked to lower life satisfaction and heightened death anxiety https://www. psypost.org/fear-of-the-unknow n-is-linked-to-lower-life-satisfaction-and-heightened-death-anxiety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

First fMRI study of mescaline reveals altered sensory filtering and brain networks https://www. psypost.org/first-fmri-study-o f-mescaline-reveals-altered-sensory-filtering-and-brain-networks/?utm_sou

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

First fMRI study of mescaline reveals altered sensory filtering and brain networks https://www. psypost.org/first-fmri-study-o f-mescaline-reveals-altered-sensory-filtering-and-brain-networks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

New study highlights key differences in how relationship dynamics relate to sexual desire in men and women https://www. psypost.org/new-study-highligh ts-key-differences-in-how-relationship-dynamics-r

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

New study highlights key differences in how relationship dynamics relate to sexual desire in men and women https://www. psypost.org/new-study-highligh ts-key-differences-in-how-relationship-dynamics-relate-to-sexual-desire-in-men-and-women/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Alzheimer’s proteins predict early brain shrinkage before dementia symptoms appear https://www. psypost.org/alzheimers-protein s-predict-early-brain-shrinkage-before-dementia-symptoms-appear/?utm_sour

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Alzheimer’s proteins predict early brain shrinkage before dementia symptoms appear https://www. psypost.org/alzheimers-protein s-predict-early-brain-shrinkage-before-dementia-symptoms-appear/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini overrate facial attractiveness compared to human judges https://www. psypost.org/chatgpt-claude-gro k-and-gemini-overrate-facial-attractiveness-compared-to-human-judg

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini overrate facial attractiveness compared to human judges https://www. psypost.org/chatgpt-claude-gro k-and-gemini-overrate-facial-attractiveness-compared-to-human-judges/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

A specific narcissistic trait predicts aggression in socially anxious individuals https://www. psypost.org/the-hidden-link-be tween-social-anxiety-narcissism-and-aggression/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_med

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

A specific narcissistic trait predicts aggression in socially anxious individuals https://www. psypost.org/the-hidden-link-be tween-social-anxiety-narcissism-and-aggression/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Personal hardship and online isolation predict support for white nationalism https://www. psypost.org/personal-hardship- and-online-isolation-predict-support-for-white-nationalism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

Personal hardship and online isolation predict support for white nationalism https://www. psypost.org/personal-hardship- and-online-isolation-predict-support-for-white-nationalism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Parents’ genetic traits might indirectly influence a child’s risk for anxiety and depression https://www. psypost.org/how-a-parent-s-gen etics-indirectly-shape-a-child-s-mental-health/?utm_source=dlvr

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

Parents’ genetic traits might indirectly influence a child’s risk for anxiety and depression https://www. psypost.org/how-a-parent-s-gen etics-indirectly-shape-a-child-s-mental-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Psilocybin restores social drive in an autism mouse model even under anesthesia https://www. psypost.org/psilocybin-restore s-social-drive-in-an-autism-mouse-model-even-under-anesthesia/?utm_source=dl

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

Psilocybin restores social drive in an autism mouse model even under anesthesia https://www. psypost.org/psilocybin-restore s-social-drive-in-an-autism-mouse-model-even-under-anesthesia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Sexual objectification does not erase the perceived humanity of OnlyFans creators, study suggests https://www. psypost.org/onlyfans-creators- are-sexually-objectified-without-losing-their-perceived-ag

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

Sexual objectification does not erase the perceived humanity of OnlyFans creators, study suggests https://www. psypost.org/onlyfans-creators- are-sexually-objectified-without-losing-their-perceived-agency/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

New study reveals that fluctuating—not just intense—brain signals play a hidden role in overeating https://www. psypost.org/fluctuating-brain- signals-linked-to-higher-body-weight-and-erratic-eating/?

mastodon:mstdn-socialother5d ago kagi ↗

New study reveals that fluctuating—not just intense—brain signals play a hidden role in overeating https://www. psypost.org/fluctuating-brain- signals-linked-to-higher-body-weight-and-erratic-eating/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social