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.

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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





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