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  • They seem to have missed the point and made something that looks merely "quite bad" rather than "the worst film ever"
  • The children had their weight and height measured by a nurse at the age of 10 and they self-reported when they were 30. Their emotional states were also noted, the researchers reported in the journal BMC Medicine. Children with a lower self-esteem, those who felt less in control of their lives, and those who worried often were more likely to gain weight over the next 20 years, the results showed.

Date: 2009-09-12 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nancylebov.livejournal.com
There's a lot missing from that second link-- like how large the weight difference is, and what proportion of the kids with low self-esteem were already worried about their weight. The latter might indicate more of a genetic inclination to get fat, and/or earlier dieting, which carries a risk of putting on more weight.

Date: 2009-09-12 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sterlingspider.livejournal.com
ack!

Low self esteem is correlated with obesity.

/psych geek

Date: 2009-09-13 04:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sterlingspider.livejournal.com
Which would seem to indicate that A leads to B - although they could both be caused by the same thing.

Yes.

Psych research rule #1 (literally): correlation does not equal causation.

Date: 2009-09-12 09:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d-c-m.livejournal.com
Low self-esteem leads to obesity
Hey, I'm living proof!

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