Developmental deviation in delay discounting as a transdiagnostic indicator of risk for child psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards is known as delay discounting (DD). Developmental deviations in DD may be key in characterizing psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent work empirically supported DD as a transdiagnostic process in various psychiatric disorders. Yet, there is a lack of research relating developmental changes in DD from mid-childhood to adolescence to psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Additionally, examining the interplay between socioeconomic status/total household income (THI) and psychiatric symptoms is vital for a more comprehensive understanding of pediatric pathology and its complex relationship with DD.

Methods

The current study addresses this gap in a robust psychiatric s

SUBMITTER: DeRosa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10828118 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature