US Military study finds that War is good for Iraqi teens self esteen

[Ichingcarpenter]

Who would have guessed the Iraq war would be so uplifting to the children of Baghdad? According to research funded by the US Military, the invasion boosted the self-esteem of Iraqi teenagers.

The BPS Research Digest covers the study which took place in the summer of 2004, a year after the invasion.

With this new found benefit of invasion, the next target seems obvious - those self-deprecating Canadians!


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Part of the Study:
For obvious reasons, few social science researchers have ventured into Iraq since the American-led invasion. However, in 2004, a year into the hostilities, the US Army funded a team of Iraqi interviewers, based at the Asharq Centre for Polls and Marketing Research, to go into ten neighbourhoods of Baghdad to survey the concerns and self-esteem of 1000 teenagers.

The results showed that rather than damaging their sense of self, the war appeared to have bolstered the teenagers' self-esteem, especially in those who felt most strongly that their country was under threat.

Co-ordinated by Morten Ender of the United States Military Academy, the interviewers asked the teenagers several items from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale including "I feel I am a person of worth" and "I am inclined to think that I am a failure".

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2008/02/baghdad-teenagers-show-heightened-sense.html

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. "I feel I am a person of worth... you know, comparatively" n/t

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. Wow. Billions of dollars a month, all for a self-esteem program in a 3rd world country

At least we are doing SOME good. :eyes:


Fixed silly spelling error in subject.

[skooooo]

3. And who said war wasn't healthy for children????!

:sarcasm:

[Echo In Light]

4. BANG!...you're dead. Liberated from earthly existence. Feel better now?