Microdosers scored lower on negative emotions, higher on openness
What they did
People recruited from online microdosing communities and a non-microdosing comparison group completed measures of dysfunctional attitudes, negative emotionality, wisdom, open-mindedness and creative thinking.
What they found
Current and former microdosers scored lower on dysfunctional attitudes and negative emotionality, and higher on wisdom, open-mindedness and creativity.
Worth knowing
The authors framed this as grounds for controlled experiments rather than evidence of an effect. People drawn to microdosing communities may simply differ from people who are not, before any dose is taken.
Anderson et al. Microdosing psychedelics, personality, mental health, and creativity differences in microdosers. Psychopharmacology, 2019.
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