Initial examination of priming tasks to decrease delay discounting

Sheffer, Christine E.; MacKillop, James; Fernandez, Arislenia; Christensen, Darren R.; Bickel, Warren K.; Johnson, Matthew W.; Panissidi, Luana; Pittman, Jami C.; Franck, Christopher T.; Williams, Jarrett; Mathew, Merlin

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2016.05.002

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“…Several of these innovative methods now show promise with regard to calorie and cigarette consumption. Some framing methods are delivered remotely using online exercises, which might be an ideal mode of administration using technologies such as patient portals …”

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The treasure of now and an uncertain future: Delay discounting and health behaviors among cancer survivors

Sheffer

Miller

Bickel

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Cancer

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Background: The identification of new therapeutic targets to improve health behaviors among cancer survivors (CS) is likely to improve cancer treatment outcomes. Delay discounting (DD) rate is the degree to which one devalues rewards as a function of time to receipt. Lower DD rates (i.e., prioritizing long-term over immediate rewards) are associated with healthier behaviors. CS often experience distress and thoughts of early mortality that can potentially shift priorities to the present and negatively impact DD rates, especially when newly diagnosed. Understanding relations between DD and health behaviors among CS will contribute to the examination of DD as a therapeutic target for improving health behaviors for CS. Methods: CS (n=1,001) were recruited from a web-panel and administered a web-based questionnaire. Multivariate models examined relations among DD rate, years since diagnosis, and 10 healthy behavior indicators. We hypothesized that 1) higher DD rates would be associated with fewer years since diagnosis, and 2) lower DD rates would be associated with healthier behaviors, moderated by years since diagnosis. Results: In general, higher DD rates were associated with fewer years since diagnosis. Higher DD rates were also associated with more alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, other tobacco use, tanning booth use, and conversely, greater adherence to annual primary care visits, but a significant interaction between DD rate and years since diagnosis was not found. Conclusions: Lower DD rates are associated with several important healthy lifestyle behaviors. DD rate is a promising therapeutic target for new interventions to improve multiple health behaviors among CS.

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The treasure of now and an uncertain future: Delay discounting and health behaviors among cancer survivors

Sheffer

Miller

Bickel

et al. 2018

Cancer

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“…Higher demand and steeper DD are related to poorer substance use treatment outcomes (MacKillop and Kahler, 2009; MacKillop and Murphy, 2007), yet are malleable in treatment. For example, interventions that enhance future time orientation (Sheffer et al, 2016) and present-focused attention/mindfulness (Ashe et al, 2015) or provide contingent reinforcement (Weidberg et al, 2015b) appear to reduce DD. Additionally, brief motivational (Dennhardt et al, 2015) or personalized feedback interventions (Murphy et al, 2015) reduce the rewarding value of substances.…”

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Tobacco demand, delay discounting, and smoking topography among smokers with and without psychopathology

Farris

Aston

Abrantes

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Introduction Tobacco demand (i.e., relative value attributed to a given reinforcer) and delay discounting (i.e., relative preference for smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards) are two behavioral economic processes that are linked to the progression of problematic substance use. These processes have not been studied among those with psychopathology, a vulnerable group of smokers. The current study examined differences in tobacco demand and delay discounting, and their association with smoking topography among smokers with (n=43) and without (n=64) past-year psychopathology. Method Adult daily smokers (n = 107, Mage = 43.5; SD = 9.7) participated in a study on “smoking behavior.” Past-year psychological disorders were assessed via a clinician-administered diagnostic assessment. All subjects participated in an ad libitum smoking trial and then completed an assessment of delay discounting (Monetary Choice Questionnaire) and tobacco demand (Cigarette Purchase Task) approximately 45–60 minutes post-smoking. Results Smokers with psychopathology, compared to those without, had significantly higher demand intensity and maximum expenditure on tobacco (Omax), but did not differ on other demand indices or delay discounting. Smokers with psychopathology had shorter average inter-puff intervals and shorter time to cigarette completion than smokers without psychopathology. Tobacco demand and delay discounting measures were significantly intercorrelated among smokers with psychopathology, but not those without. Both behavioral economic measures were associated with specific aspects of smoking topography in smokers with psychopathology. Discussion The association between tobacco demand and delay discounting is evident among smokers with psychopathology and both measures were most consistently related to smoking behavior.

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“…Delta = 0.24) and geometric images(Cliff's Delta = 0.22;Berry, Sweeney, Morath, Odum, & Jordan, 2014). Writing a paragraph about oneself including future and self-control oriented words (e.g., save, willpower) resulted in lower delay discounting in comparison to neutral and past focused words(Sheffer et al, 2016). There was no baseline delay discounting data to know if priming with future oriented words altered discounting, but it is a novel intervention to shape decision making.…”

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Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Impulsive Decision-Making

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This study examined the transdiagnostic effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on impulsive decision-making in a community sample. A total of 40 adults were randomized to eight individual sessions of ACT or an inactive control. Participants completed pre-, mid-, and post-assessments for psychological symptoms; overall behavior change; valued living; delay discounting; psychological flexibility; and distress tolerance. Data were analyzed with multilevel modeling of growth curves. Significant interaction effects of time and condition were observed for psychological flexibility, distress tolerance, psychological symptoms, and the obstruction subscale of valued living. No significant interaction effect was found for two delay discounting tasks nor the progress subscale of valued living. The ACT condition had a significantly larger reduction of problem behavior at post-assessment. The results support use of ACT as a transdiagnostic treatment for impulsive behaviors. The lack of change in delay discounting contrasts previous research.

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Initial examination of priming tasks to decrease delay discounting

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The treasure of now and an uncertain future: Delay discounting and health behaviors among cancer survivors

The treasure of now and an uncertain future: Delay discounting and health behaviors among cancer survivors

Tobacco demand, delay discounting, and smoking topography among smokers with and without psychopathology

Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Impulsive Decision-Making

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