http://mindhacks.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6839 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:30:36 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6839 The US Military finds that the Iraq war has positive effects on Iraqis…

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6838 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:00:04 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6838 As far as I can see, they didn’t compare pre-invasion measurements of self-esteem to post-invasion measurements. Using a cross-sectional sample from a single point in time, they show a correlation between “perceived threat to family and/or nation” and “self-regard” … so kids with more self-regard tend to report more of a sense of threat. It’s interesting :]

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6837 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:41:44 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/war-apparently-boosts-iraqi-teenagers-self-esteem/#comment-6837 Why do you think that we play hockey?

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