Sweet sixteen: Changing time preferences in the transition from middle school to high school, for different scenarios

Lahav, Eyal; Shavit, Tal; Ben‐Zion, Uri

doi:10.1002/jeab.129

Cited by 11 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 57 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The negative correlation indicates that subjects demand a relatively lower discount rate in return for delaying repayment of a larger sum, as opposed to a smaller sum. This is consistent with earlier studies (Lahav, Shavit, & Benzion, 2015; Thaler, 1981).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 94%

Time preference, executive functions, and ego-depletion: An exploratory study.

Bayer¹,

Osher²

2018

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present research investigates the ways in which the time preferences of young adults are influenced by the level of their executive cognitive abilities and by situational changes in these abilities. Within the framework of this study, young adults were asked to respond to a questionnaire dealing with their time preferences in light of changing amounts and delay durations. Some were asked to do a Stroop task beforehand, whereas others performed a similar but simpler task. This research assumes that because the Stroop task requires that the individual reach a decision while overcoming an automatic tendency and an ingrained habit, his or her self-control resources are depleted. As such, when an individual is filling out the questionnaire dealing with time preferences after a Stroop task, his or her ability to avoid automatic tendencies is depleted, making it difficult for him/her to reject the receipt of money in the present. The study found that, in general, individuals having good executive cognitive abilities, namely, those who got the highest scores on the Stroop task, were characterized by a lower rate of subjective discounting. In addition, the research showed a marked difference between those individuals who had experienced depletion and those who had not, in that the depleted individuals tended to demand higher discount rates for having postponed the payment. This means that the depletion of executive-ability resources caused a behavior similar to that of those having the lowest executive abilities. This outcome may attest to the fact that a depletion in the available level of executive abilities in an individual reduces the ability of that individual to overcome his or her natural tendency to prefer the present, thus influencing his or her intertemporal choices.

show abstract

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 94%

Time preference, executive functions, and ego-depletion: An exploratory study.

Bayer¹,

Osher²

2018

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Adults also have greater access to financial resources, which may impact their choice to wait for larger, later amounts of money. One study conducted in Israel, for example, demonstrated that adolescents who had greater access to money are more willing to wait for larger, later rewards (Lahav, Shavit, & Benzion, 2015). Developmental differences in the areas of the brain related to self-control, which is mature by age 20, could also account for these age-related differences (Diamond, 2002).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mindful eating reduces impulsive food choice in adolescents and adults.

Hendrickson¹,

Rasmussen²

2017

Health Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The study suggests that individuals with high PBF make more impulsive food choices relative to those with low PBF, which could increase the risk of obesity over time. It also is the first to demonstrate shifts in choice patterns for food and money using a brief mindful-eating training with adolescents. Mindful eating is a beneficial strategy to reduce impulsive food choice, at least temporarily, that may impede weight gain. (PsycINFO Database Record

show abstract

“…Compared with adults, the physical and mental development of middle-school students is not yet complete [8]. Furthermore, middle-school students have the most active enthusiasm for PA in their lives and more free time to participate in various kinds of PA, as they experience less pressure in school courses compared with high-school students, which may increase their exposure to PARI [9]. According to the published research, over a third of (37.9%) children and adolescents sustained PARI, with a higher injury incidence in boys (42.1%) than girls (33.9%) [6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender-Specific Risk Factors of Physical Activity-Related Injuries among Middle School Students in Southern China

Tang

Cai

Yang

et al. 2019

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the potential risk factors of physical activity-related injuries (PARI) among middle-school students of different genders. Selected by the random cluster sampling method, students aged from 12 to 16 years old in grades 7–8 from six middle schools in Shantou, southern China, were recruited for this investigation in November 2017. Information about socio-demographics, physical activity (PA) exposure time, individual exercise behaviors, risk-taking behaviors, and PARI experiences in the past 12 months was collected. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to explore the risk factors of PARI. A total of 1270 students completed valid questionnaires, with an overall injury incidence of 33.6% (boys: 42.0%; girls: 25.0%), an injury risk of 0.68 injuries/student/year, and an injury rate of 1.43 injuries per 1000 PA exposure hours. For boys, living in a school dormitory, participating in sports teams, exercising on a wet floor, rebellious behavior, and having longer PA exposure time were the risk factors of PARI. For girls, those who were sports team members, whose parents were divorced or separated, and those with longer PA exposure time were more vulnerable to suffer from PARI. In conclusion, PARI was a health problem among middle school students in southern China. Boys and girls differed in PARI occurrence and were affected by different risk factors, which provides a basis for targeted gender-specific intervention programs to reduce the occurrence of PARI among middle-school students.

show abstract

Sweet sixteen: Changing time preferences in the transition from middle school to high school, for different scenarios

Cited by 11 publications

References 57 publications

Time preference, executive functions, and ego-depletion: An exploratory study.

Time preference, executive functions, and ego-depletion: An exploratory study.

Mindful eating reduces impulsive food choice in adolescents and adults.

Gender-Specific Risk Factors of Physical Activity-Related Injuries among Middle School Students in Southern China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About