Parents, but not their children, demonstrate greater delay discounting with resource scarcity

Parents, but not their children, demonstrate greater delay discounting with resource scarcity

Abstract Background Individuals with obesity tend to discount the future (delay discounting), focusing on immediate gratification. Delay discounting is reliably related to indicators of economic scarcity (i.e., insufficient resources), including lower income and decreased educational attainment in a...

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Main Authors: Alyssa M. Button, Rocco A. Paluch, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Denise E. Wilfley, Nancy Geller, Teresa Quattrin, Stephen R. Cook, Ihouma U. Eneli, Leonard H. Epstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Delay discounting
Scarcity
Obesity
Socioeconomic status
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16832-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16832-z

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