Intertemporal Choice for Health and Money

健康与金钱的跨期选择

基本信息

批准号：
9510954
负责人：
Gretchen Chapman
金额：
$ 15.6万
依托单位：
University of Illinois at Chicago
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
1995
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1995-07-01 至 1998-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9510954&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Intertemporal Choice Health Money

项目摘要

The PI proposes eight studies designed to compare temporal discounting for health and money. In Experiment 1 the PI will test the hypothesis that previous research found different discount rates in the two domains because subjects were unfamiliar with the hypothetical medical scenarios. In this study patients with one disease will be given two scenarios--one pertaining to a medical condition they actually have and one pertaining to an unfamiliar medical condition. Experiment 2 will use real monetary outcomes rather than hypothetical scenarios to investigate participants' financial decisions. In a third experiment the PI will manipulate the extent to which health can be traded for money. The principle being examined here is that different discount rates in the two domains may be due to the fact that in some situations the money cannot readily be traded for health. Experiment 4 investigates whether health and money have different discount rates because savoring or dreading impending health or financial consequences may distort traditional temporal discounting. Experiment 5 examines the potential role of anticipation and regret in temporal discounting. In Experiment 6 the PI will test the hypothesis that health and money have different discount rates because health is considered to be less replaceable than money. In Experiment 7 the PI will compare the discount rates for exercise class members and non-members. The hypothesis is that class members will have a lower discount rate, particularly in the health domain. An attempt will also be made to examine the relation between discount rates and self-reported health behaviors. In Experiment 8 an attempt will be made to alter discount rates by framing a scenario either in terms of a loss or a gain. The primary goal of the research is to evaluate various reasons why decision makers use different discount rates for health and money. A second goal is to examine the relationship between discount rates and various preventive health behaviors. The r esearch has important implications for the formulation of social policy with regard to health outcomes.

PI提出的八项研究旨在比较健康和金钱的时间折扣。在实验1中，PI将检验以下假设，即先前的研究发现了两个领域的折现率不同，因为受试者不熟悉假设的医学情况。在这项研究中，患有一种疾病的患者将有两种情况 - 一种与他们实际患有的医疗状况有关，另一种与陌生的医疗状况有关。实验2将使用真正的货币成果，而不是假设的情况来调查参与者的财务决策。在第三个实验中，PI将操纵可以将健康交易的程度操纵。此处检查的原则是，这两个领域的折现率不同可能是由于在某些情况下无法轻易将钱用于健康的事实。实验4调查健康和金钱是否具有不同的折现率，因为面对或恐惧的健康或财务后果可能会扭曲传统的时间折扣。实验5研究了期望和遗憾在时间折扣中的潜在作用。在实验6中，PI将检验以下假设：健康和金钱具有不同的折现率，因为健康被认为比金钱更可更换。在实验7中，PI将比较运动班成员和非会员的折现率。假设是班级成员的折现率将较低，尤其是在健康领域。还将尝试检查折现率与自我报告的健康行为之间的关系。在实验8中，将尝试通过根据损失或收益来构建方案来改变折现率。该研究的主要目标是评估决策者对健康和金钱使用不同折现率的各种原因。第二个目标是检查折现率与各种预防健康行为之间的关系。研究对健康结果的制定具有重要意义。