@article{ref1,
title="Symbolic significance of initials on longevity",
journal="Perceptual and motor skills",
year="2007",
author="Abel, Ernest L. and Kruger, Michael L.",
volume="104",
number="1",
pages="179-182",
abstract="The longevities of deceased major league baseball players who died prior to 1950 (N=3835) and whose initials formed acronyms, words, or names with &quot;positive&quot; or &quot;negative&quot; affect, as rated a priori by two judges, were compared with those for a group of neutral controls matched for birth year and career length, using the Berkeley standardized mortality tables. Players (n=11) with positive initials, e.g., A.C.E., lived a mean of 13 years longer than players (n=30) with negative initials, e.g., D.E.D., or players with neutral initials (n=864). These results corroborated a previous study and suggest positive name symbols are associated with increased longevity in this sample.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5125",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}