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  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Psychedelic research is growing, particularly for mental health applications.
  • Preliminary findings suggest psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is promising.
  • Concerns exist about volunteer bias in psychedelic research, potentially limiting generalizability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential volunteer bias in psychedelic research.
  • To determine if demographic factors and self-reported psychedelic use predict participation willingness.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 702 participants via MTurk.
  • Collected demographic information and self-reported psychedelic use.
  • Used binary logistic regressions to analyze willingness to participate in hypothetical studies.

Main Results:

  • Past psychedelic use significantly predicted willingness to participate in various unpaid study formats.
  • No demographic variables consistently predicted study participation.
  • Paid participation may attract broader, more diverse samples than unpaid participation.

Conclusions:

  • Volunteer bias is a significant concern in psychedelic research, potentially affecting the generalizability of findings.
  • Future research should explore methods to mitigate volunteer bias.
  • Engaging individuals with less psychedelic experience is crucial for clinical implications.