Can commitment devices improve usage of online weight loss tools? A field experiment

Can commitment devices improve usage of online weight loss tools? A field experiment

Background A commitment device is some voluntary, deliberate arrangement an individual makes in order to bind their future choices and influence their future behaviour, in pursuit of some long run benefit. This may take the form of a public pledge (reputational commitment) or some monetary cost (fin...

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Main Author:	Manu Manthri Savani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	Weight Loss Online Behavioural Economics field experiment Commitment device Health behaviour change
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00038/full

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