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darling_diva

Time for cheesecake!

Aug 03, 2006 09:17

I haven't update in forever as usual, but this bit of news is too good not to share. I got a job doing psychological research! One of the clinical profs (Dr. Hayden if anyone has heard of her) was looking for an assistant to help collect data on 7 year olds and their parents. So now I'm in charge of recruiting, facilitating, and partially running ( Read more... )

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linden_tree August 4 2006, 01:02:41 UTC

Oh my gosh, that's COMPLETELY AWESOME! And Doctor Hayden is really nice - I met her once! :) How long is it for?

darling_diva August 4 2006, 12:00:58 UTC

Hey guys, thanks for your comments! Now, to answer your questions, Dr. Hayden is expecting the study to last for about 2 years - she wants to end up with 200 families participating - yowza! And I get to be in charge of orchestrating the whole thing. Fun!

What we're looking at is how a child's temperament (a fancy word akin to personality) affects one's cognitive abilities. Specifically, we are focused on using temperament as a risk factor of depression to see if it is associated with a cognitive set that suggests the future emergence of depression. As a proxy for the child's likelihood of getting depression when they are older, we interview their parents, looking for past or present cases of depression or dysthymia. Interesting stuff!