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Reading psychology blogs is a great way to stay current on trends and issues in the psychology field.

Check out these psychology blogs to stay up-to-date on the latest psychology news, research and emerging fields as you pursue your online psychology degree.

1. American Psychological Association Style Blog
This psychology blog will help you to cite sources or learn about APA style guidelines? This blog offers weekly posts to help you learn APA style rules.

2. PsycCRITIQUES Archive
Produced by the American Psychological Association, this is more archive than psychology blog. It provides reviews of books, journal articles, films, and APA videos, aiming to engage readers in thought-provoking discussions. A companion to the PsycCRITIQUES Database, it's a great tool for students to help identify research that has been done over time.

3. PsyBlog
While this psychology blog is about scientific research into how the mind works, psychologist and author, Jeremy Dean, writes in a clear, simple style. Posts are grouped into themes such as social psychology, cyberpsychology, cognitive psychology, money/work, and more. "I try to dig up fascinating studies that tell us something about what it means to be human," he says.

4. Center for Deployment Psychology Blog
The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) trains behavioral health professionals "to provide high-quality, culturally-sensitive, evidence-based behavioral health services to military personnel, veterans and their families." The center's blog provides information on the latest research for behavioral health professionals, overviews of various professionals' experiences and details on the center's happenings and upcoming events.

5. PsychCentral
PsychCentral calls itself the oldest independent mental health social network online. This psychology blog contains a wealth of mental health news and research information written by various psychology professionals.

6. GoodTherapy.org
This blog provides news for therapists and the general public on the latest therapy research, as well as provides a Q&A section for readers to ask questions and get answers from experts. The blog is run by Noah Rubenstein, a licensed marriage and family therapist.

7. The Situationist
This blog focuses on social psychology research and understanding, particularly on topics related to law, policy, politics, policy theory and economic institutions. The blog is associated with Harvard Law School's Project on Law and Mind Sciences.

8. Child-Psych Research Blog
Read posts from two licensed psychologists about the latest research on child psychology, parenting and childhood disorders. The blog is targeted at parents, educators and clinicians, and also provides great information for psychology students.

9. Advances in the History of Psychology
A doctoral student at York University writes this blog, which provides news, commentaries and resources about the history of psychology.

11. The Media Psychology Blog
Keep an eye on the emerging field of media psychology. Dr. Pamela Rutledge, director of the Media Psychology Research Center, writes this blog. It covers topics related to "the psychology of social media, transmedia experience and emerging technologies."

12. Hawaii Forensic Psychology
This blog provides great information for students interested in forensic psychology. Posts aren't frequent, but they cover the latest forensic psychology news.

13. The Hot Hand in Sports Blog
Read about analyzing sports streakiness with Texas Tech Professor Alan Reifman and dive into the statistics behind sports' greatest streaks.

14. World of Psychology
Brain Blogger captures the multidimensional aspects of health from biological, psychological, sociological, technological, and economical perspectives.

Do you read a psychology blog that you think should be on this list? Comment on this post below to share your favorite psychology blogs.


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