20 years should be 80 years?

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"It's surprising just how often common assumptions -- by both scientists and the media -- are wrong," said Howard S. Friedman, distinguished professor of psychology who led the 20-year study.

Friedman and Leslie R. Martin , a 1996 UCR alumna (Ph.D.) and staff researchers, have published those findings in "The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study" (Hudson Street Press, March 2011).

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110311153541.htm

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@oristarA,

From looking at your link, it seems that Mr. Friedman and Mr. Martin conducted a 20 year study, which was inspired by earlier data obtained more than 80 years ago:

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Friedman and Martin examined, refined and supplemented data gathered by the late Stanford University psychologist Louis Terman and subsequent researchers on more than 1,500 bright children who were about 10 years old when they were first studied in 1921. "Probably our most amazing finding was that personality characteristics and social relations from childhood can predict one's risk of dying decades later," Friedman concluded.

So, although poorly written, the article does suggest that Friedman and Martin conducted a 20 year study which culminated more than 80 years of combined data review.

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@Setanta,

Thank you.

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@Setanta,

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So, although poorly written

Not poorly written, just as always, poorly analysed by the pathfinder.

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