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Mike Palij writes: >I think that it might be more worthwhile to read the original article than >to rely upon the popular news story.[…] >If there is no sub, one can go to the CUP website and purchase the article (US$30); I have only had to register, no charge (is that only for the UK?). But the article isn't online yet, the latest is the October issue: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HEP "Medical News" (25 November) says it will be published online this week. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172090.php I note the source is "Warwick University", i.e., senior author of the article, Christopher Boyce (the guy approaching puberty – see his photo and Mike's comment below). It looks like another case of authors chasing publicity, in this case even before it has been published (or posted in this instance). So, lacking access to the study itself, we have for a few hours to rely on journalist's reports: "They found that a 4 month course of psychological therapy had a large effect on well-being." Any psychological therapy? Looks like I'd better wait for the study to go up. "This research helps to highlight how relatively ineffective extra income is at raising well-being." Shock news: Money doesn't buy happiness, new study shows. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org ------------------------------------------------------ [tips] Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money: Study - Yahoo! News Christopher D. Green Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:59:20 -0800 Class, please discuss the following findings (including possible conflicts of interest). :-) http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/psychotherapycanboosthappinessmorethanmoneystudy Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------- re: [tips] Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money: Study - Yahoo! News Mike Palij Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:06:15 -0800 On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:59:20 -0800, Christopher D. Green wrote: >Class, please discuss the following findings (including possible >conflicts of interest). :-) > http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/psychotherapycanboosthappinessmorethanmoneystudy I think that it might be more worthwhile to read the original article than to rely upon the popular news story. The journal in which the research article appears is published by Cambridge University Press and the article's doi is: doi:10.1017/S1744133109990326 If your institution has a subscription to the journal, you should be able to use the doi to access the article directly. If there is no sub, one can go to the CUP website and purchase the article (US$30); see: http://cjo-live.cup.cam.ac.uk/action/displayIssue;jsessionid=2BF65E5FFD94714C8EAE83A72E22A910.tomcat1?jid=HEP&volumeId=-1&issueId=-1 or http://tinyurl.com/yljyl7m As for the senior author of the article, Christopher Boyce, some info about his research is available on the following website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/csde/gsp/eportfolio/directory/pg/live/psrfbb/ Note that he has an in press article on a similar artilce in Psychological Science. One wonders what he will do when he hits puberty! ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
