Wtf, scientists

[ceilng_tile]

I just came across a Korean study on cosmetic botox where the initial study plan was supposed to include a suicidality survey.

I'm not here to tell anyone what is or isn't a legitimate reason for ctb, but asking your study subjects "How suicidal do your forehead wrinkles make you feel?" definitely feels like a line you shouldn't cross.

(For the record, the final study did not report the results of this survey.)

 

[Forveleth]

Except that beauty standards in Korea are a massive part of society and place huge amounts of stress on young people (particularly women). So "How suicidal do your forehead wrinkles make you feel?" is a valid question.

Frontiers | Height and subjective body image are associated with suicide ideation among Korean adolescents

Introduction: Suicide is the leading cause of death among Korean adolescents. Suicide has been found to be associated with body mass index (BMI), height, and...

www.frontiersin.org