Public Understanding of Science

How psychedelic researchers’ self-admitted substance use and their association with psychedelic culture affect people’s perceptions of their scientific integrity and the quality of their research

Across three studies (N = 952), admitting past use of psychedelics reduced public judgements of a researcher’s integrity but did not lower perceived research quality, whereas presenting work in contexts associated with psychedelic culture did lower perceived research quality — an effect driven by participants without personal psychedelic experience.

Published

December 25, 2020

Journal

Public Understanding of Science

Authors

Forstmann, M., Sagioglou, C.