Posted by mtdewcmu on December 20, 2009, at 15:16:07
In reply to Re: Ocean-Front Property in Nevada, posted by Ron Hill on December 15, 2009, at 22:52:08
> > Uh-oh, here we go again!
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> > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215131328.htm
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> To PBer's Reading This Thread;
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> <Begin Excerpt from above Article>
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> This suggests, McAuley said, that physical activity influences depression and fatigue by increasing self-efficacy.
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> <End of Excerpt>
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> If, by his mere review of two studies (one on cancer and one on MS), McAuley believes he can determine that all of the benefits of exercise in the tx of depression is attributal to self-efficacy, then I have some Ocean-Front Property in Nevada that I'd love to sell him.
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> -- RonYou might have missed this part of the article:
"when the researchers controlled for the influence of self-efficacy on depression and fatigue, they found that the effect of physical activity on both depression and fatigue was significantly reduced."
In other words, when they took out self-efficacy, a small effect still remained. It was not zero.
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