Every once in a while in the psychology sphere of social media there’s a discussion about why people leave academia. This talking point often comes up in the context of “the open science movement” and whether more academics leave because of the cultural of criticism or because of the lack of replicability of some findings. People who have left academia offer their reasons and people who are still in give several anecdotes about why someone they know left. But what seems to be lacking is some actual data. So I’ve written this survey with the hopes of shedding some light on the situation. It’s for people who have considered leaving or have actually left academia or practicing psychology (educational, clinical, etc.). But this survey will only be useful if you share this with people you know who have left. So please share the survey on social media or relevant mailing lists but especially link it directly to people you know who have left psychology. I’m writing this blog post so those who are subscribed to the methods blog feed will see this survey, hopefully increasing the number of respondents. Thank you for your help.

Survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZRS982G

PS sorry if you’ve seen this survey already!