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New psychology study sheds light on music's role in maladaptive daydreaming
Music deeply influences maladaptive daydreaming, enhancing creativity and emotion in fantasies for many, but acting as a trigger for others, according to new psychology research.https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-study-sheds-light-on-musics-role-in-maladaptive-daydreaming/
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Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success
New research reveals that guitar skills in extreme metal music are more linked to male competition and status than to attracting mates. The study, focusing on heterosexual male guitarists, suggests that technical proficiency in guitar playing serves more as a display of dominance among peers.#extrememetal #guitarskills #sexualcompetition #matingsuccess
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New psychology research sheds light on the mystery of music enjoyment
A recent study published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B reveals that both sensory perceptions and cognitive factors independently influence our enjoyment of music.#PsychologyResearch #MusicEnjoyment #MysteryRevealed #Cognition #Emotion #NeuralMechanisms #BrainActivation #DopaminergicSystem #Pleasure
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New study finds the more conservative your sexual values, the more challenging it is to stick to them ｜ PsyPost
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New study identifies two main factors that predispose someone to incel membership ｜ PsyPost
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Time expansion experiences: why time slows down in altered states of consciousness https://www.psypost.org/time-expansion-experiences-why-time-slows-down-in-altered-states-of-consciousness/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TimeExpansion #AlteredStates #Consciousness #Psychedelics #MindExploration
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Identity fusion with Trump reinforced his election fraud claims and narratives of victimhood https://www.psypost.org/identity-fusion-with-trump-reinforced-his-election-fraud-claims-and-narratives-of-victimhood/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #ElectionFraud #Victimhood #PoliticalLoyalty #IdentityFusion
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Identity fusion with Trump reinforced his election fraud claims and narratives of victimhood https://www.psypost.org/identity-fusion-with-trump-reinforced-his-election-fraud-claims-and-narratives-of-victimhood/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #ElectionFraud #Victimhood #PoliticalLoyalty #IdentityFusion
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Identity fusion with Trump reinforced his election fraud claims and narratives of victimhood https://www.psypost.org/identity-fusion-with-trump-reinforced-his-election-fraud-claims-and-narratives-of-victimhood/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #ElectionFraud #Victimhood #PoliticalLoyalty #IdentityFusion
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Identity fusion with Trump reinforced his election fraud claims and narratives of victimhood https://www.psypost.org/identity-fusion-with-trump-reinforced-his-election-fraud-claims-and-narratives-of-victimhood/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #ElectionFraud #Victimhood #PoliticalLoyalty #IdentityFusion
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use is linked to how feelings of freedom relate to mental health. ” The findings indicate that while feeling free generally supports better psychological well-being, unhealthy attachments to social media tend to weaken the benefits of personal freedom but strengthen the positive effects of national pride.”
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use is linked to how feelings of freedom relate to mental health. ” The findings indicate that while feeling free generally supports better psychological well-being, unhealthy attachments to social media tend to weaken the benefits of personal freedom but strengthen the positive effects of national pride.”
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use is linked to how feelings of freedom relate to mental health. ” The findings indicate that while feeling free generally supports better psychological well-being, unhealthy attachments to social media tend to weaken the benefits of personal freedom but strengthen the positive effects of national pride.”
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use is linked to how feelings of freedom relate to mental health. ” The findings indicate that while feeling free generally supports better psychological well-being, unhealthy attachments to social media tend to weaken the benefits of personal freedom but strengthen the positive effects of national pride.”
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PsyPost: Short video addiction is linked to lower life satisfaction through loneliness and anxiety. “A new study published The Journal of Psychology provides evidence that problematic use of short video platforms is linked to higher feelings of loneliness, which subsequently relate to elevated anxiety and a decrease in a person’s contentment with their life.”
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PsyPost: Short video addiction is linked to lower life satisfaction through loneliness and anxiety. “A new study published The Journal of Psychology provides evidence that problematic use of short video platforms is linked to higher feelings of loneliness, which subsequently relate to elevated anxiety and a decrease in a person’s contentment with their life.”
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PsyPost: Short video addiction is linked to lower life satisfaction through loneliness and anxiety. “A new study published The Journal of Psychology provides evidence that problematic use of short video platforms is linked to higher feelings of loneliness, which subsequently relate to elevated anxiety and a decrease in a person’s contentment with their life.”
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PsyPost: Short video addiction is linked to lower life satisfaction through loneliness and anxiety. “A new study published The Journal of Psychology provides evidence that problematic use of short video platforms is linked to higher feelings of loneliness, which subsequently relate to elevated anxiety and a decrease in a person’s contentment with their life.”
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PsyPost: Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain . “Young adults who struggle to manage their smartphone habits display altered brain connectivity patterns related to emotional processing and self-control. A newly released study maps how these neural differences correspond to difficulties in regulating negative feelings. The research was published in the journal […]
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PsyPost: Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain . “Young adults who struggle to manage their smartphone habits display altered brain connectivity patterns related to emotional processing and self-control. A newly released study maps how these neural differences correspond to difficulties in regulating negative feelings. The research was published in the journal […]
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PsyPost: Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain . “Young adults who struggle to manage their smartphone habits display altered brain connectivity patterns related to emotional processing and self-control. A newly released study maps how these neural differences correspond to difficulties in regulating negative feelings. The research was published in the journal […]
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PsyPost: Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain . “Young adults who struggle to manage their smartphone habits display altered brain connectivity patterns related to emotional processing and self-control. A newly released study maps how these neural differences correspond to difficulties in regulating negative feelings. The research was published in the journal […]
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Researchers identify brain activity patterns linked to movie genre preferences https://www.psypost.org/researchers-identify-brain-activity-patterns-linked-to-movie-genre-preferences/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MovieGenre #BrainActivityPatterns #Research #EmotionalProcessing #GenreEnjoyment
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Why some people share conspiracy theories they don’t even believe https://www.psypost.org/why-some-people-share-conspiracy-theories-they-dont-even-believe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ConspiracyTheories #Research #OnlineBehavior #Psychology #FakeNews
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PsyPost: Disclosing autism to AI chatbots prompts overly cautious, stereotypical advice. “When autistic people ask artificial intelligence programs for life advice, mentioning their diagnosis prompts these systems to recommend highly conservative choices like skipping social events or avoiding romance. This shift in advice reveals a hidden tension where the technology relies heavily on […]
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PsyPost: Artificial intelligence exhibits human-like cognitive errors in medical reasoning. “A new study suggests that advanced artificial intelligence models, increasingly used in medicine, can exhibit human-like errors in reasoning when making clinical recommendations. The research found these AI models were susceptible to cognitive biases, and in many cases, the magnitude of these biases was […]
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DATE: April 12, 2025 at 02:00PM
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An analysis of videos from popular TikTok fitspiration hashtags revealed that most of these videos show fit and thin, idealized women bodies, and muscular, similarly idealized bodies of men. They also contained various other characteristics known to negatively impact body image of viewers. The research was published in Body Image.
Fitspiration is a social media trend that involves sharing images and content aimed at inspiring viewers to pursue an active and healthy lifestyle through exercise and nutrition. It showcases exercise routines, nutritious meals, and idealized body types. While intended to inspire, this content has sparked a complex dialogue about body image and self-perception.
Studies suggest that prolonged exposure to fitspiration images can lead to unhealthy comparisons, where individuals measure their self-worth against often unattainable physical standards portrayed by influencers and models. This, in turn, can exacerbate feelings of inadequacy and contribute to body dissatisfaction.
Moreover, the highly curated nature of social media content means that what viewers see is a selective representation, typically devoid of the effort, struggles, and failures that accompany regular fitness routines and dieting. This skewed reality can set unrealistic expectations, making everyday fitness goals seem less achievable.
Study author Samantha Pryde and her colleagues wanted to examine the themes and characteristics presented in fitspiration content posted to TikTok. They also wanted to look into the credibility of content creators who post videos using fitspiration hashtags on TikTok, and the accuracy of the information they share. These authors expected that fitness influencers would be the predominant posters of fitspiration videos, and that their videos would contain more misleading, incorrect, or harmful health information than videos posted by qualified professionals.
Study authors first looked for relevant hashtags of fitspiration videos on TikTok. To identify them, they searched for the fitspiration hashtags, and then looked into hashtags used in the first 10 videos collected in that way. This created an initial list of 52 possible hashtags, but study authors trimmed this list to 4 with the most views #fitness, #gymtok, #fittok and #fitspo. For their analysis, study authors selected the first 50 videos for each hashtag, a total of 200 videos.
Study authors used a standardized codebook from a previous study to classify the content of the videos. They first categorized them into videos containing people, food, both, or other contents. Only videos containing food, people, or both were analyzed further.
Food-related videos were coded depending on whether they contained health or unhealthy food items, while those with people were classified in terms of gender and age of depicted individuals, their body shape and muscularity, actions performed, and the presence of any objectifying features (e.g., focus on specific body parts, absence of the individual’s face and/or head from view, posing in front of a mirror in a self-like fashion whilst recording).
Videos were also coded for a number of other characteristics such as the location where the video was recorded, the presence of harmful themes such as body shaming, excessive dieting or exercising, glorification of eating disorders, and others.
Results showed that 92% of videos were of people. 78% of videos contained women, 10% contained men, and 12% were both men and women. Videos of men were more likely to include two people, while videos of women mostly contained a single individual. Most of the videos were filmed in a gym.
Practically all of the women in the videos were between 15 and 34. 76% of the women in the videos were thin. In contrast, most of the men (60%) were of average build, but the share of thin men was also substantial (38%). 80% of men had visible muscle definition of different levels, but this was the case with only 41% of women.
77% of videos of women contained elements of objectification, most often focusing on their buttocks and legs. This was the case with only 50% of videos of men and these videos most often focused on their arms and chest. 76% of videos containing men, and 60% of videos containing women obscured their faces. Almost none of the creators posted their qualifications or credentials regarding health, fitness, or nutrition. Fitness influencers contributed 61% of the analyzed videos.
40% of the information posted in the videos was credible, 48% was misleading, and 12% was harmful. 67% of posts by qualified professionals were credible, while their other posts were misleading. In contrast, only, 38% of posts by individuals who did not disclose qualifications were credible. 59% of videos promoted engaging in exercise for appearance reasons and this was much more often the case with videos containing women.
“Fitspiration content on TikTok promotes gendered body image ideals that objectify both male and female bodies. Video captions persistently promote appearance-based reasons for exercise, along with several harmful themes known to negatively impact body image. Further, information presented was often not credible and was not posted by someone with a relevant health or fitness qualification.”, study authors concluded.
The study sheds light on the contents of fitspiration TikTok videos. However, it should be noted that this was just a “snapshot” of TikTok videos at the time of the study. Contents of platforms such as TikTok constantly change and an analysis done at a different time might yield very different results.
The paper, ““You started working out to get a flat stomach and a fat a$$”: A content analysis of fitspiration videos on TikTok,” was authored by Samantha Pryde, Eva Kemps, and Ivanka Prichard.
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Can light exposure help teens sleep earlier? New study suggests yes https://www.psypost.org/can-light-exposure-help-teens-sleep-earlier-new-study-suggests-yes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SleepHealth #TeenSleep #LightExposure #HealthyHabits #SleepStudy
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PsyPost: Narcissists are more likely to become addicted to social networking sites. “A longitudinal study of social networking site users found that almost all forms of narcissism are associated with symptoms of social networking site addiction. In other words, individuals with narcissistic traits were more likely to develop problematic patterns of social media use. The paper was published in […]
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Body scan meditation reduces food cravings in individuals prone to emotional eating https://www.psypost.org/body-scan-meditation-reduces-food-cravings-in-individuals-prone-to-emotional-eating/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mindfulness #meditation #emotionalhealth #cravings #emotionaleating