Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions
Abstract Temporal discounting (TD), the tendency to devalue future rewards as a function of delay until receipt, is aberrant in many mental disorders. Identifying symptom patterns and transdiagnostic dimensions associated with TD could elucidate mechanisms responsible for clinically impaired decisio...
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| author | Kristof Keidel Xiaping Lu Shinsuke Suzuki Carsten Murawski Ulrich Ettinger |
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| description | Abstract Temporal discounting (TD), the tendency to devalue future rewards as a function of delay until receipt, is aberrant in many mental disorders. Identifying symptom patterns and transdiagnostic dimensions associated with TD could elucidate mechanisms responsible for clinically impaired decision-making and facilitate identifying intervention targets. Here, we tested in a general population sample (N = 731) the extent to which TD was related to different symptom patterns and whether effects of time framing (dates/delay units) and monetary magnitude (large/small) had particularly strong effects in people scoring higher on specific symptom patterns. Analyses revealed that TD was related to symptom patterns loading on anxious-depression and inattention-impulsivity-overactivity dimensions. Moreover, TD was lower in the date than the delay version and with higher magnitudes, especially in people scoring higher on the inattention-impulsivity-overactivity dimension. Overall, this study provides evidence for TD as a transdiagnostic process across affective and impulsivity-related dimensions. Future studies should test framing interventions in clinical populations characterized by impulsivity. Preregistration: This research was preregistered at https://osf.io/fg9sc . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f5c2cd8eff64624a37f4a47a383fb4d2024-04-21T11:34:15ZengNature Portfolionpj Mental Health Research2731-42512024-04-013111010.1038/s44184-024-00060-3Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensionsKristof Keidel0Xiaping Lu1Shinsuke Suzuki2Carsten Murawski3Ulrich Ettinger4Department of Psychology, University of BonnCentre for Brain, Mind and Markets, Department of Finance, The University of MelbourneCentre for Brain, Mind and Markets, Department of Finance, The University of MelbourneCentre for Brain, Mind and Markets, Department of Finance, The University of MelbourneDepartment of Psychology, University of BonnAbstract Temporal discounting (TD), the tendency to devalue future rewards as a function of delay until receipt, is aberrant in many mental disorders. Identifying symptom patterns and transdiagnostic dimensions associated with TD could elucidate mechanisms responsible for clinically impaired decision-making and facilitate identifying intervention targets. Here, we tested in a general population sample (N = 731) the extent to which TD was related to different symptom patterns and whether effects of time framing (dates/delay units) and monetary magnitude (large/small) had particularly strong effects in people scoring higher on specific symptom patterns. Analyses revealed that TD was related to symptom patterns loading on anxious-depression and inattention-impulsivity-overactivity dimensions. Moreover, TD was lower in the date than the delay version and with higher magnitudes, especially in people scoring higher on the inattention-impulsivity-overactivity dimension. Overall, this study provides evidence for TD as a transdiagnostic process across affective and impulsivity-related dimensions. Future studies should test framing interventions in clinical populations characterized by impulsivity. Preregistration: This research was preregistered at https://osf.io/fg9sc .https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-024-00060-3 |
| spellingShingle | Kristof Keidel Xiaping Lu Shinsuke Suzuki Carsten Murawski Ulrich Ettinger Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions npj Mental Health Research |
| title | Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions |
| title_full | Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions |
| title_short | Association of temporal discounting with transdiagnostic symptom dimensions |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-024-00060-3 |
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