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

• Main Authors: Alyssa M. Button (Author), Rocco A. Paluch (Author), Kenneth B. Schechtman (Author), Denise E. Wilfley (Author), Nancy Geller (Author), Teresa Quattrin (Author), Stephen R. Cook (Author), Ihouma U. Eneli (Author), Leonard H. Epstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...