Delay discounting of money and health outcomes, and adherence to policy guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Delay discounting refers to the observation that the subjective value of an outcome decreases as the delay to its receipt increases. It is well-established that steep delay discounting is related to various maladaptive behaviors, including poorer health-related choices. One of the current challenges of public health policies that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic is to encourage preventive behaviors against infectious diseases. In this study, we aimed to explore possible underpinnings of adherence to COVID-19 related public health policy guidelines such as disinfection, distancing, and masks (DDM). Participants completed monetary and health discounting tasks across two outcome amounts in gain and loss conditions, and they provided self-report measures of adherence to the DDM policy. Con

SUBMITTER: Krawiec JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441622 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature