Primed for Health: Future Thinking Priming Decreases Delay Discounting

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dc.contributor.authorShevorykin, Alinaen
dc.contributor.authorPittman, Jami C.en
dc.contributor.authorBickel, Warren K.en
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Richard J.en
dc.contributor.authorMalhotra, Riaen
dc.contributor.authorPrashad, Neelamen
dc.contributor.authorSheffer, Christine E.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-23T14:13:29Zen
dc.date.available2019-08-23T14:13:29Zen
dc.date.issued2019-07en
dc.description.abstractObjective: Delay discounting, the propensity to devalue delayed rewards, has robust predictive validity for multiple health behaviors and is a new therapeutic target for health behavior change. Priming can influence behaviors in a predictable manner. We aimed to use the Future Thinking Priming task, administered remotely, to reliably decrease delay discounting rates. Methods: In this pre-post randomized control group design, participants completed multiple delay discounting measures at baseline; then, 2 weeks later, they were randomized to Future Thinking Priming or Neutral Priming conditions. We hypothesized that Future Thinking Priming would significantly decrease delay discounting rates accounting for baseline delay discounting rates and time in repeated measures analyses. Results: Participants randomized to Future Thinking Priming (N = 783) demonstrated significantly lower delay discounting rates post-intervention than those randomized to Neutral Priming (N = 747) on multiple delay discounting measures and magnitudes. Conclusions: A single administration of Future Thinking Priming produces statistically reliable reductions in delay discounting rates. The task is brief, can be administered remotely, and is highly scalable. If found to support behavior change, the task might be disseminated broadly to enhance evidence-based behavior change interventions. Future research must determine optimal exposure patterns to support durable health behavior change.en
dc.description.notesThe content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. This research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 MD007054 PI: Sheffer), the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (R01 DA034755 PI: Bickel), the National Cancer Institute (5P20CA192993 and 5P20CA192991 PI: Sheffer), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (4R25DA035161 PIs: Ruglass and Hien).en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities [R01 MD007054]; National Institutes on Drug Abuse [R01 DA034755]; National Cancer Institute [5P20CA192993, 5P20CA192991]; National Institute on Drug Abuse [4R25DA035161]en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.6.4.5en
dc.identifier.issn2326-4403en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/93235en
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectdelay discountingen
dc.subjectprimingen
dc.subjectpublic healthen
dc.subjectbehavioral medicineen
dc.subjecttobacco use and controlen
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.titlePrimed for Health: Future Thinking Priming Decreases Delay Discountingen
dc.title.serialHealth Behavior and Policy Reviewen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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