Talk about selection bias! Since the authors acknowledge that their design "precluded causal determination" you have to wonder why they persisted when it would have been just as easy to randomly assign the book to subjects. It's very depressing that crap like this gets published.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Cc: "Michael Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 7:41:23 AM Subject: [tips] Fifty Shades of What? I am sure that some Tipsters have read the "Fifty Shades of Grey", at least the first book or the trilogy, and, if you're in the age group of 18-24, a recent study suggests that you may indulge in some "risky health behavior" (relative to female nonreaders). The mass media has started to publicize this research and one source is the NY Daily News; see: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/fifty-shades-grey-tied-binge-drinking-violence-study-article-1.1913507 Of course, never rely upon popular media accounts of research studies because their reason for existence is to make money and even the driest study can be sensationalized if one can comes up with the right "hook". The article for the study was published in the "Journal of Women's Health" and it is available here: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jwh.2014.4782 NOTE: only women were used in this study, so it unclear whether their results generalize to men. Maybe, maybe not. YMMV. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: dap...@shaw.ca. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=38073 or send a blank email to leave-38073-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=38074 or send a blank email to leave-38074-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
