tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736206030583291586.post4367025070604880468..comments2024-03-18T02:29:46.757+01:00Comments on Progress-focused : Positive fantasies may lead to depressionCoert Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11552925891306427065noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736206030583291586.post-90412670571412651612016-08-30T09:43:26.644+02:002016-08-30T09:43:26.644+02:00In addition to this, James Coyne has written two b...In addition to this, James Coyne has written two blog posts about Oettingen's work in which he not only expresses methodological criticisms but also accuses her of mixing science with commercial interests (something he also accuses other positive psychologists of, like Angela Duckworth). Here are Coyne's posts: <br /><br />http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/2015/09/16/do-positive-fantasies-prevent-dieters-from-losing-weight/<br />http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/2015/09/23/promoting-a-positive-psychology-self-help-book-with-a-wikipedia-entry/Coert Visserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552925891306427065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736206030583291586.post-72800881748559001552016-08-30T09:41:03.008+02:002016-08-30T09:41:03.008+02:00Madhu Zeeuwen commented on the Dutch version of th...Madhu Zeeuwen commented on the Dutch version of this article and said she was skeptical about some of the results in these studies. In particular about the study in which children experience depression 7 months after positive fantasizing. After reading the study she suspects the findings can largely be attributed to regression to the mean. In the experiment, the researchers only looked at the difference between symptoms at time 1 and time 2. They did not compare the depression levels of the children who had fantasized positively with those who didn't. Good point made by Madhu...Coert Visserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552925891306427065noreply@blogger.com