APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Reality Curated: The Misrepresentation of Psychology In the Social Media Landscape
- Erica Kleinknecht
Pacific University - Italia Castro
Pacific University - Jackson Cowherd
Pacific University - Daria Tsybina
Pacific University - Trinity Millier
Pacific University - Micah Antick-Oslund
Pacific University
Abstract
What does a #Psychology search yield? #Psychology-tagged videos were gathered and content-analyzed: >200 million via automated process, 238 by hand. Forty-six-percent were not psychology and 73% were inaccurate. Scrolling informs beliefs, necessitating greater attention to the consequences of high content engagement (477,472 - 207, 520 likes) and more science-aligned content.