So, from the recent discussion of bronies, I wanted to take a look at what the psychology of bronies actually are. I am particularly interested in what types of psychopathology some bronies may be suffering from, besides anxiety and depression (which this study already looked at). It seems as if MLP is almost a coping mechanism for some of these individuals, while also serving as a social element for a highly introverted crowd. Out of the types of bronies - the "hidden bronies" may be of the most imperative crowd to understand, since they're so secretive with such a low guidance level; if this crowd had participated more greatly in the study, some of a pathological results may have changed.
What will be truly interesting in seeing is if this "hidden" group of bronies are the culprits within the problem of Rule 34 (the pornographic site) or are the more mentally ill group of people who may have pedophilic ideas (even though maybe not acted upon). Since the third study has already ended, it will be interesting to see the results as well as the continued 3-4 year follow-up of this study.
But, just as a bit of awkward humor and videos circling the web, here is a take on PSY's "Gangnam Style" ... slightly offensive? of course. Probably more than slightly in some instances. But a lot of the issues with this video are also discussed in the above video within the psychological study.
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