Measurement and validation of measures for impulsive food choice across obese and healthy-weight individuals

Hendrickson, Kelsie L.; Rasmussen, Erin B.; Lawyer, Steven R.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.03.015

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“…The p-value decreased to <.001, for medium reward sizes, and raised to <.05, for large ones. This result is consistent with previous studies using the monetary-choice questionnaire (e.g., Hendrickson, Rasmussen, and Lawyer, 2015) and also agrees with magnitude effects in intertemporal choice (Frederick, Loewenstein, and O'Donoghue, 2002).…”

Section: Consistency and Magnitude Effectssupporting

confidence: 82%

Framing effects in intertemporal choice: A nudge experiment

Faralla

Novarese

Ardizzone

2017

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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This paper experimentally investigates the framing effects of intertemporal choice using two different elicitation modes, termed classical and penal. In the classical mode, participants are given the choice between receiving a certain amount of money, smaller and sooner, today and a higher amount, larger and later, delayed (e.g., "€55 today vs. €75 in 61 days"). This is referred to as the standard mode. In the penalty mode, the participant must give up an explicit amount of money in order to choose the smaller and sooner option (e.g., "€75 in 61 days vs. €55 today with a penalty of €20"). This is the explicit mode. We find that estimates of individual discount rates are lower in the explicit mode than in the standard mode. This result suggests that even very simple information about the amount of money one must surrender for choosing the earlier option increases delayed consumption. The finding has relevant implications for self-control and long-term planning in intertemporal choice.

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Section: Consistency and Magnitude Effectssupporting

confidence: 82%

Framing effects in intertemporal choice: A nudge experiment

Faralla

Novarese

Ardizzone

2017

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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“…That is, smokers tend to discount more steeply for cigarettes than money (Odum & Baumann, 2007; P. Johnson et al, 2015; Green & Lawyer, 2014); similar reinforce-specific differences in discounting are also seen in the context of obesity and food (e.g., Hendrickson et al, 2015) and sexual outcomes (M. Johnson et al 2015).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Exploring Relationships Among Experience of Regret, Delay Discounting, and Worries About Future Effects of Smoking Among Current Smokers

O’Connor

Thrasher

Bansal-Travers

2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Smoking regret differs by smoker characteristics (dependence) and may be linked to delay discounting (DD), where smaller immediate rewards are preferred to larger delayed rewards. It is hypothesized that those who exhibit stronger tendencies to delay rewards also express fewer future health concerns and possibly less regret about smoking. Objectives The objective is to determine the interrelationships of regret, dependence, and delay discounting among current smokers. Methods In July 2010, 1062 smokers completed a 45-minute at-home web based survey and answered questions including regret, dependence (Fagerstrom Test for Cigarette Dependence), and delay discounting (Monetary Choice Questionnaire). Relationships among these variables and perceived future health effects were analyzed using correlations, repeated measures analysis of variance, and generalized linear models. Results Most smokers (85%) regretted smoking. FTCD and log-k (DD) scores were positively associated (rs = 0.15, p<.001). Though a strong decline in log-k was shown as reward increased (p’s<.001), there were no differences in discounting by regret. Regret was positively associated with worries concerning health effects, quality of life, and finances (p’s<.001). Little association was found between DD and future health concerns. Conclusions / Importance Though this study confirms that regret for smoking is associated with perceived future risks as well as supports previous findings between FTCD and DD, it shows little association between DD and perceived future risks.

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“…There is also a growing literature that shows obese individuals are more likely to discount steeply for food (Applehans et al, 2012; Hendrickson & Rasmussen, 2013; Hendrickson et al, 2015; Rasmussen et al, 2010; Schlam et al, 2013). Schlam et al (2013), for example, showed that a single food-choice question presented to 4-year olds predicted obesity 30 years later.…”

Section: 1 Delay Discounting and Obesitymentioning

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The utility of behavioral economics in expanding the free-feed model of obesity

Rasmussen

Robertson

Rodriguez

2016

Behavioural Processes

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Animal models of obesity are numerous and diverse in terms of identifying specific neural and peripheral mechanisms related to obesity; however, they are limited when it comes to behavior. The standard behavioral measure of food intake in most animal models occurs in a free-feeding environment. While easy and cost-effective for the researcher, the free-feeding environment omits some of the most important features of obesity-related food consumption—namely, properties of food availability, such as effort and delay to obtaining food. Behavior economics expands behavioral measures of obesity animal models by identifying such behavioral mechanisms. First, economic demand analysis allows researchers to understand the role of effort in food procurement, and how physiological and neural mechanisms are related. Second, studies on delay discounting contribute to a growing literature that shows that sensitivity to delayed food- and food-related outcomes is likely a fundamental process of obesity. Together, these data expand the animal model in a manner that better characterizes how environmental factors influence food consumption.

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Measurement and validation of measures for impulsive food choice across obese and healthy-weight individuals

Cited by 45 publications

References 63 publications

Framing effects in intertemporal choice: A nudge experiment

Framing effects in intertemporal choice: A nudge experiment

Exploring Relationships Among Experience of Regret, Delay Discounting, and Worries About Future Effects of Smoking Among Current Smokers

The utility of behavioral economics in expanding the free-feed model of obesity

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