Describing the Article, "Do Candy-Eating Kids Become Criminal Adults?"
In this paper, I will discuss the article, “Do Candy-Eating Kids Become Criminal Adults?”. This article is from the well-known magazine, Time. This article describes the research published in The British Journal of Psychiatry entitled, Confectionery Consumption in Childhood and Adult Violence. The rationale for choosing to discuss this article runs parallel with my efforts to enhance my critical thinking skills when reading articles that are published in a popular media source. Another reason for choosing to analyze this particular article is because I am studying to be a Dietitian and it relates to the effects of behavior due to food and diet.
Summary of the Article The research that the article describes is the relationship between the level of candy one ate as a child and their police record as an adult. Simon Moore, who researches and lectures on violence and society at Cardiff University conducted the study. Moore asked children at the age of ten, all born in 1970, how much candy they ate. Twenty-four years later, he asked the same sample population if they’ve ever been charged for a crime. The study suggested that the more candy that was fed to the children at age ten, the more likely they would be convicted of a crime at the age of thirty-four, as stated using statistics, “ Moore’s analysis suggests a correlation: 69% of people who had been convicted of a violent act by age 34 reported eating candy almost everyday as youngsters” (Park, 2009, October 2). The article gives the sense that Moore was quite intrigued with his findings and had a few viable explanations. In conclusion, it seems as though he boiled the results of the study down to the simple fact that those who weren’t taught the fundamentals of patience and hard work as a child, grew up and behaved as a result of this in their adult life.
Describing the Variables of the Study The factors that vary in this research are clearly listed in this article.
Independent Variables The
Summary of the Article The research that the article describes is the relationship between the level of candy one ate as a child and their police record as an adult. Simon Moore, who researches and lectures on violence and society at Cardiff University conducted the study. Moore asked children at the age of ten, all born in 1970, how much candy they ate. Twenty-four years later, he asked the same sample population if they’ve ever been charged for a crime. The study suggested that the more candy that was fed to the children at age ten, the more likely they would be convicted of a crime at the age of thirty-four, as stated using statistics, “ Moore’s analysis suggests a correlation: 69% of people who had been convicted of a violent act by age 34 reported eating candy almost everyday as youngsters” (Park, 2009, October 2). The article gives the sense that Moore was quite intrigued with his findings and had a few viable explanations. In conclusion, it seems as though he boiled the results of the study down to the simple fact that those who weren’t taught the fundamentals of patience and hard work as a child, grew up and behaved as a result of this in their adult life.
Describing the Variables of the Study The factors that vary in this research are clearly listed in this article.
Independent Variables The
References: Albers, S. (2009, November 5). Kids & candy: the marshmellow test. Psychology Today. Retrieved November 7, 2009, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/comfort-cravings/200911/kids-candy-the-marshmallow-test Park, A. (2009, October 2). Do candy-eating kids become criminal adults? Time. Retrieved November 7, 2009, from http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1927347,00.html