Episodic future thinking reduces temporal discounting in healthy adolescents
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Episodic future thinking reduces temporal discounting in healthy adolescents. / Bromberg, Uli; Lobatcheva, Maria; Peters, Jan.
in: PLOS ONE, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 11, 2017, S. e0188079.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Episodic future thinking reduces temporal discounting in healthy adolescents
AU - Bromberg, Uli
AU - Lobatcheva, Maria
AU - Peters, Jan
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Episodic Future Thinking has proven efficient in reducing impulsive behavior in several adult populations. Whether it also has a beneficial impact on decision making in adolescents is not known. Here the impact of episodic future thinking on discounting behavior was investigated in a sample of healthy adolescents (n = 44, age range 13-16 years). Discounting behavior in trials including episodic future thinking was significantly less impulsive than in control trials (t = 2.74, p = .009, dz = .44). In a subsample we controlled for executive function, alcohol use and developmental measures. Neither executive function nor alcohol use but developmental measures explained variability in the effect of episodic future thinking. These findings reveal that episodic future thinking can improve adolescent decision making while the effect is to some degree modulated by developmental measures.
AB - Episodic Future Thinking has proven efficient in reducing impulsive behavior in several adult populations. Whether it also has a beneficial impact on decision making in adolescents is not known. Here the impact of episodic future thinking on discounting behavior was investigated in a sample of healthy adolescents (n = 44, age range 13-16 years). Discounting behavior in trials including episodic future thinking was significantly less impulsive than in control trials (t = 2.74, p = .009, dz = .44). In a subsample we controlled for executive function, alcohol use and developmental measures. Neither executive function nor alcohol use but developmental measures explained variability in the effect of episodic future thinking. These findings reveal that episodic future thinking can improve adolescent decision making while the effect is to some degree modulated by developmental measures.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Delay Discounting
KW - Female
KW - Health
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Memory, Episodic
KW - Regression Analysis
KW - Task Performance and Analysis
KW - Thinking
KW - Time Factors
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0188079
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0188079
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 29166658
VL - 12
SP - e0188079
JO - PLOS ONE
JF - PLOS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 11
ER -