Time preferences and health behaviour: a review

Lawless, Lydia J.R.; Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.

doi:10.1186/2193-7532-1-17

Cited by 71 publications

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“…Time preferences are also found to be associated with adoption of protective behaviours. Individuals who greatly discount the future and show little regard for future health consequences are less likely to engage in protective behaviours (Lawless et al, 2013). There is, however, no research examining the importance of time preferences in the context of the risks associated with pesticide exposure.…”

Section: Methodological Approach and Empirical Research Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Perceptions of pesticides exposure risks by operators, workers, residents and bystanders in Greece, Italy and the UK

Remoundou

Brennan

Sacchettini

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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The EU Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides (EU128/2009/EC) requires European Member States to develop training activities targeting occupational exposure to pesticides, and communication material aimed at residents and bystanders. Risk perceptions, knowledge and attitudes associated with passive and occupational exposure to pesticide potentially influence the extent to which different stakeholders adopt self-protective behaviour. A methodology for assessing the link between attitudes, adoption of self-protective behaviours and exposure was developed and tested. A survey was implemented in the Greece, Italy and the UK, and targeted stakeholders associated with pesticide exposure linked to orchards, greenhouse crops and arable crops respectively. The results indicated that the adoption of protective measures is low for residents and bystanders, with the exception of residents in Greece, when compared to operators and workers, who tend to follow recommended safety practices. A regression analysis was used to examine the factors affecting the probability of adopting protective measures as well the as the level of exposure in the case of operators and workers where data are available. The results indicate that the likelihood of engaging in self-protective behaviour is not significantly affected by perceptions of own health being affected by pesticides for residents and bystanders. However, operators who perceive that their heath has been negatively affected by the use of pesticides are found to be more likely to adopt self-protective behaviours. Gender and country differences, in perceptions, attitudes and self-protection are also observed. Recommendations for improved communication, in particular for vulnerable groups, are provided.

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Section: Methodological Approach and Empirical Research Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Perceptions of pesticides exposure risks by operators, workers, residents and bystanders in Greece, Italy and the UK

Remoundou

Brennan

Sacchettini

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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“…The strand of literature on the effect of preferences and expectations on health and risky behaviors is also relevant to our study (Lawless et al, 2013). Using German data, Dohmen et al (2011) find a significant correlation between risk attitudes and physical activity.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Additional variables have been developed to measure risk and time preferences (Barsky et al, 1997;Holt and Laury, 2002;Lawless et al, 2013;Strathman et al, 1994) and should be used to check the robustness of our results. On a related matter, due to data limitation, our study does not examine the role of time inconsistent preferences on preparation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Preparation for old age in France: The roles of preferences and expectations

Apouey

2018

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing

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This article assesses the roles of preferences and expectations on preparation for old age, employing unique data on French individuals aged 50+. The data do not only contain information on the general feeling to prepare for old age and on specific preparation activities in various domains, but also on risk and time attitudes, family and social altruism, and expected disability and longevity. Half of the sample reports preparing for old age. Future orientation emerges as an important predictor of preparation. While risk attitudes and altruism also matter for preparation, their effect may be less systematic across outcomes than that of general future orientation. Individuals who expect to become disabled or to live longer are more likely to prepare for old age. Policies promoting healthy aging should include messages targeting present-oriented individuals and try to make people more future-oriented.

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“…A consumer's time preference or risk preference may also influence WTP for nutraceutical products. Time preference is a measure of future orientation and is quantified with the time discount rate (Frederick et al 2002;Lawless et al 2013a). Higher time discount rates indicate less future orientation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Product Attributes and Consumer Attitudes that Impact Willingness to pay for a Nutraceutical‐Rich Juice Product

Lawless

Drichoutis

Nayga

et al. 2015

Journal of Sensory Studies

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A non-hypothetical Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) auction-like mechanism was utilized to determine consumer characteristics, attitudinal factors, and product sensory attributes that affect willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a nutraceutical-rich juice blend (75%Concord+12%Pomegranate+13%Black Cherry). Participants (n=228) were recruited for a BDM mechanism that included four treatment groups: Info (received a potential health

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Time preferences and health behaviour: a review

Cited by 71 publications

References 80 publications

Perceptions of pesticides exposure risks by operators, workers, residents and bystanders in Greece, Italy and the UK

Perceptions of pesticides exposure risks by operators, workers, residents and bystanders in Greece, Italy and the UK

Preparation for old age in France: The roles of preferences and expectations

Identifying Product Attributes and Consumer Attitudes that Impact Willingness to pay for a Nutraceutical‐Rich Juice Product

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