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Nowakowska I, Pozzi M. Volunteering intentions during social crises: The role of considering the welfare of others and consequences of own behavior. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 246:104289. [PMID: 38670039 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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In the current paper, we investigate how people with experience with volunteering in their lifetime intend to engage in hypothetical crisis volunteering in the future. We took into account two types of hypothetical social crises: a pandemic and a refugee crisis. We suggest that individual differences in considering the welfare of others (social value orientation) and consideration of future/immediate consequences play a role in the volunteer responses to crises. We also control for the willingness to volunteer in the proximal (a month) and distal (3 years) future, gender, age, and length of volunteer experience. We conducted two survey-based online studies in October 2023. We recruited N = 287 people for Study 1 (Poland) and N = 231 for Study 2 (Italy). Our results suggested that people who declare they want to remain volunteers intend to engage during social crises, but not necessarily in a proactive way. Furthermore, consideration of future consequences can result in proactivity, which was especially visible in the Italian sample. Consideration of immediate consequences can have twofold correlates - one might be the engagement in volunteering in case of a sudden emergency or refraining from the voluntary activity. These results can be used by people leading volunteer activities to predict what to expect from their volunteers and plan the volunteer recruitment and retention processes during crises.
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- Iwona Nowakowska
- The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Institute of Psychology, Poland
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Department of Psychology, Italy; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Brescia, CERISVICO Research Centre on Community Development and Organisational Quality of Life, Italy
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Hong Q, Liao Y, Zhang N. Implicit Theories of Smoking and Intention to Quit: A Serial Mediation Model. Nicotine Tob Res 2024; 26:621-628. [PMID: 37878750 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There is growing evidence that implicit theories of smoking (ITS)-whether smokers perceive smoking behavior as malleable or fixed-are significant predictors of quitting intentions. AIMS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of implicit theories on smoking in predicting smokers' intentions to quit. We conducted multiple linear regression with quitting intentions as the dependent variable, ITS as the independent variable, and sociodemographic variables, quitting attempts in the past year, and receiving quitting advice in the past 12 months as the covariates. The mediating role of consideration of future consequences (CFC) and self-efficacy in the relationship between implicit theories of smoking and quitting intentions was evaluated by mediation analyses. RESULTS A total of 510 smokers were included in the final analyses. Smokers holding a higher incremental theory of smoking reported a higher likelihood of considering future consequences (β = 0.289, p < .001) and a weaker possibility of considering immediate results (β = -0.317, p < .001), which, in turn, enhanced their quitting self-efficacy and then led to stronger intentions to quit smoking (β = 0.261, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS The current study enriched our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that connect smokers' ITS and their likelihood of smoking cessation such that higher incremental theories of smoking predict stronger intention to quit smoking, and the effect was serially mediated by smokers' likelihood of considering future consequences of their behavior and their perceived self-efficacy for smoking cessation. IMPLICATIONS This study indicated the mediating role of CFC and self-efficacy for smoking cessation on the relationship between the ITS and quitting intentions. These two psychological factors and the pathways may be important points for understanding the model of implicit theories for smoking and improving the effectiveness of implicit theories-based intervention on smoking cessation.
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- Qiumian Hong
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health and Center for Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health and Center for Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Bénard M, Robert M, Méjean C, Allès B, Kesse-Guyot E, Paolassini-Guesnier P, Bellisle F, Etilé F, Reach G, Hercberg S, Touvier M, Péneau S. The association between consideration of future consequences and food intake is mediated by food choice motives in a French adult population. Public Health Nutr 2024; 27:e82. [PMID: 38326937 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023002501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Consideration of future consequences (CFC) distinguishes individuals who adopt behaviours based on immediate needs and concerns from individuals who consider the future consequences of their behaviours. We aimed to assess the association between CFC and diet, and testing the mediating role of food choice motives on this relationship. DESIGN Individuals (aged ≥ 18 years) completed the CFC-12 questionnaire in 2014, at least three 24-h dietary records, and a food choice motive questionnaire. A multiple mediator analysis allowed to assess the mediating effect of food choice motives on the cross-sectional association between CFC and diet, adjusted for socio-demographic factors. SETTING Data from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 27 330 participants. RESULTS CFC was associated with all food choice motives (P < 0·001), with the strongest positive associations for avoidance for environmental reasons, absence of contaminants and health motives and the strongest negative associations for innovation and convenience. Positive total effects were found between CFC and the consumption of healthy food groups (fruits and vegetables, whole-grain foods, legumes), and negative total effects for alcohol, meat and poultry and processed meat (P < 0·001). CFC was positively associated with diet quality (P < 0·001). Across food groups, major mediators of these relationships were higher health (8·4-32·6%), higher environmental (13·7-22·1 %) and lower innovation (7·3-25·1 %) concerns. CONCLUSIONS CFC was associated with healthier dietary intake, essentially mediated by a greater motivation of future-oriented participants for self-centred and altruistic outcomes, including health and environment. Focusing on the awareness of future benefits in public health interventions might lead to healthier dietary behaviours.
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- Marc Bénard
- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
- MOISA, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Paris School of Economics and INRAE, UMR1393 PjSE, 48 Boulevard Jourdan, Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
- Public Health Department, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1153, Inrae U1125, Cnam, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center - University of Paris (CRESS), 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017Bobigny, France
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Shen J, Zheng J, Zhang T. The association between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming among Chinese college students: the serial mediation of consideration of future consequences and state self-control capacity. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:227. [PMID: 37550795 PMCID: PMC10408220 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01256-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To explore the relationship between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming among Chinese college students and to examine the serial mediation of consideration of future consequences and state self-control capacity on the association between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming, based on Identity-Based Motivation Theory. METHODS The Problematic Mobile Video Gaming Scale, Future Self-continuity Scale, Consideration of Future Consequences Scale, and Short Version of State Self-control Capacity Scale were administered to a sample comprising 800 college students (338 males accounting for 42.3%). Multivariate analysis and latent variables analysis were utilized to explore the separate mediating role consideration of future consequences and state self-control capacity played in the association between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming, and their serial mediation also was investigated. The Bootstrap method was employed to test the significance of these mediation effects. RESULTS The negative association between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming was moderately found. Students with increased consideration of future consequences from higher levels of future self-continuity have decreased their problematic mobile video gaming. Future self-continuity significantly positively predicted state self-control capacity, which in turn significantly negatively predicted problematic mobile video gaming. The serial mediation was also found. CONCLUSION The findings revealed why differences in identification with the current and future selves become influencing factors in problematic mobile video gaming. This study observed the mediating role that consideration of future consequences and state self-control capacity play in the association between future self-continuity and problematic mobile video gaming.
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- Junxian Shen
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, People's Republic of China
- Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, People's Republic of China.
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, People's Republic of China
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Pokharel M, Jensen JD, Taylor-Burton S, King AJ, John KK, Upshaw S. Temporal frames, temporal focus, and behavioral expectations: The persuasive impact of near and distant threats. Soc Sci Med 2023; 328:115967. [PMID: 37229932 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ultraviolet (UV) photography and photoaging visuals make hidden sun damage visible to the naked eye, granting the potential to create messages that vary in temporal dimensionality. As UV photos depict immediate skin damage, the photo communicated that exposure in sun causes invisible damage to the young truck driver (near temporal frame) and visible damage (e.g., wrinkles) to the old truck driver (distant temporal frame). OBJECTIVE The current study examines the moderating effects of loss/gain frames and temporality variables on the relationship between temporal framing and sun safe behavioral expectations. METHOD U.S. adults (N = 897) were assigned to a 2 (near/distant temporal frame) × 2 (gain/loss frame) between-participants experiment. RESULTS The loss frame triggered greater fear compared to the gain frame, this fear forms an indirect path where loss frames increase fear and fear increases changes in sun safe behavioral expectations. Participants exposed to the distant frame had increased behavior expectations if either of the two temporality variables (CFC - future or current focus) were low. Participants with low temporality indicators (i.e., CFC - future, current focus, or future focus) exposed to the gain frame had increased behavior expectations. CONCLUSIONS The findings demonstrate the potential utility of temporal frames as a tool for designing strategic health messages.
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Chew HSJ, Li J, Chng S. Improving adult eating behaviours by manipulating time perspective: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Health 2023:1-17. [PMID: 36691788 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2169320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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There is a growing body of research on improving health behaviours through future thinking but that in improving eating behaviour remains unclear. Hence, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of time perspective manipulation in improving adult eating behaviours. Articles published from inception through 17 March 2022 were retrieved from eight databases (CINAHL, Embase, ProQuest, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, The Cochrane library, and Web of Science). Meta-analysis was conducted using random effects models with effect sizes reported in Hedges' g. Sixteen experimental studies were included, representing 1,914 participants with mean ages ranging from 20.5 to 44.1 years old and mean baseline BMI of 22.0 kg/m2 to 37.2 kg/m2. The interventions included were episodic future thinking (EFT; n = 12), message framing (n = 2), and varying inter-meal intervals (IMI; n = 2) in improving food choices, food intake and portion size. Two studies reported significant interventional effectiveness for domain-specific EFT while all studies on message framing and IMI reported significant interventional effectiveness. Message framing seemed to be more effective when both temporal distance and valence frames were manipulated. However, the pooled effect sizes of all the interventions did not result in a significant interventional effect (n = 5; g = -0.49; 95% confidence interval (CI) = -1.44, 0.47; p = 0.23; I2=87.2%). More rigorous research is needed to ascertain the effectiveness of manipulating time perspective in improving eating behaviours before such interventions are more widely used.
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- Han Shi Jocelyn Chew
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Yale-NUS College, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore
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Yang Y, Liu L, Mou K, Kong S, Wang Y. Effect of scarcity experience on unethical behavior: The mediating role of consideration of future consequences. Curr Psychol 2022; 42:1-10. [PMID: 36575668 PMCID: PMC9780626 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-04166-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Scarcity experience occurs when people feel they have less than they need. Previous research indicates that scarcity experience affects individuals' cognitive function, social behavior, and decision-making process. However, it remains unclear whether and how experienced scarcity influences unethical behavior. This paper reports three studies testing the potential relationship and mediational mechanisms. Study 1 assesses the associations between general scarcity experience, desire for money, consideration of future consequences, and unethical behavior. Studies 2 and 3 then manipulate scarcity experience (versus abundant experience and a neutral control condition) through paradigms of recalling (Study 2) and imagining (Study 3), and test the effect on self-reported unethical behavior (Study 2) and actual unethical conduct (Study 3), as well as the mediating effects of desire for money and consideration of future consequences. The results show that individuals experiencing scarcity were more likely to behave unethically, regardless of gender, age, or socioeconomic status. However, consideration of future consequences mediated the effect of scarcity experience on unethical behavior only in Study 1. Further research is needed to uncover the underlying mechanism through which scarcity evokes unethical behavior.
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- Ying Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Guo M, Lou Y, Zhang N. Consideration of future consequences and self-control mediate the impact of time perspectives on self-rated health and engagement in healthy lifestyles among young adults. Curr Psychol 2022; 42:1-11. [PMID: 35496365 PMCID: PMC9037054 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03135-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The study investigated how different time perspectives predict people's self-rated health and engagement in healthy lifestyles, and explored the mediating effects of consideration of future consequences (CFC) and self-control as the underlying mechanisms. Young adults (n = 299, M age = 23.65, ranges from 18 to 30 years old) completed measures of time perspectives, CFC, self-control and engagement in daily health behaviors. Generalized linear regression models showed that Past-Negative time perspective negatively predicted sleep quality; Future time perspective negatively predicted unhealthy eating patterns; Future time perspective was the only protective factor of risky drinking, while both Past-Positive and Future time perspective were protective factors of smoking. Mediation analyses showed that CFC-Immediate and self-control mediated the relationship between Future time perspective and eating patterns. Results suggested that consideration of future consequences and self-control partially explained how time perspectives affect engagement in healthy lifestyles among young Chinese adults. Implications of the current research for promoting healthy living and directions for future research are discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-03135-6.
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- Mengxi Guo
- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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Ryan JC, Barnes M, Cox DN. Identifying modifiable factors that could arrest progression to type 2 diabetes: A cluster analysis of Australian adults. Prev Med 2021; 153:106796. [PMID: 34509524 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lifestyle-based disease prevention and self-management strategies play an important role in the mitigation of health, social, and economic burdens associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and other chronic diseases. However, there are significant implementation and translational challenges associated with the design and delivery of effective interventions. In this study, data-driven techniques for the identification of optimal target audiences and intervention targets for T2DM prevention interventions were applied. Australian adults (N = 3159) with differing T2DM status (no diabetes diagnosis, pre-diabetes, or T2DM) completed self-report assessments of diet quality, physical activity, psychological distress, future orientation, health literacy, and socio-demographic characteristics. K-medoids cluster analysis was conducted to identify homogenous groups within the research sample and proportional odds ordinal logistic regressions conducted to identify signficant predictors of T2DM status within each cluster. Results identified a two-factor optimal solution that stratified participants based on sex (male/female). Within each cluster, psychosocial variables explained approximately 25% of the variance in T2DM status, with future orientation identified as a significant modifiable predictor of T2DM. For the male cluster, health literacy was also significant (p ≤0.01). Findings indicate that men and women should be targeted separately in T2DM prevention or management programs and that future interventional research targeting future orientation is warranted.
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- Jillian C Ryan
- Precision Health Future Science Platform and Health & Biosecurity, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Gate 13 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
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- Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia.
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- Precision Health Future Science Platform and Health & Biosecurity, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Gate 13 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
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Simmons CS, Schmidt AT, Lancaster BD, Van Allen J. Executive function capacity links future thinking and exercise intent. Appl Neuropsychol Child 2021; 11:752-760. [PMID: 34392766 DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2021.1960529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Environmental barriers limit exercise in adolescents, but the contribution of cognitive barriers are not as well characterized. Previous findings suggest future thinking may predict exercise intent, which has been linked to health and actual exercise. However, these models may be incomplete as they do not systematically incorporate potential cognitive contributions (e.g., executive function capacity) to exercise intent. This study investigated the possible mediating role of executive function capacity in the relation between future thinking and exercise intent. METHODS Data for the mediation models was collected from 101 adolescents aged 11-17 (M = 13.09) in a summer enrichment program. Adolescent participants completed self-report measures including Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFCS), Intent to Exercise, and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF-2). RESULTS This study found that self-reported executive function capacity mediated the relation between future thinking and exercise intent even when controlling for age and subjective socioeconomic status. CONCLUSIONS While some exercise interventions aim to increase future thinking, this study provides support for additional research into how interventions may benefit from targeting executive function capacity directly to increase exercise intent and actual exercise.
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- Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Pozolotina T, Olsen SO. General vs health-specific consideration of immediate and future consequences to explain eating and exercise behavior in a Norwegian student population: A randomized survey experiment. Scand J Psychol 2020; 62:51-57. [PMID: 33068295 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over several decades, the consideration of future consequences (CFC) construct has been used to explain and predict health behaviors. However, the reported associations between CFC and health behaviors are relatively weak, leading to the low explanatory power of the models. Recent research suggests that CFC can be a domain-specific construct. In this study, we explored the psychometric properties of the Norwegian CFC-general and CFC-health questionnaires in terms of factor structure and discriminant and convergent validity and tested the association between the general and domain-specific CFC and exercise and eating behaviors. In a randomized survey experiment, 1,001 university students were assigned to either a CFC-general or a CFC-health questionnaire. In the tested models, two dimensions of CFC, consideration of immediate consequences (CFC-I) and consideration of future consequences (CFC-F), were independent variables. The exercise and eating behaviors, measured both as self-evaluated behaviors and self-reported frequency measures, were dependent variables. The results showed that in both CFC-general and CFC-health, CFC-I and CFC-F are distinct dimensions that differentially explain variance in health behaviors. A domain-specific CFC-health explained a significantly higher amount of variance in self-reported eating and exercising behaviors than a general CFC. Self-evaluated health behaviors were better explained by CFC than self-reported behavioral frequencies. Practical implications of the findings and avenues for future research are discussed.
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Vásquez-Echeverría A, Tomás C, Cruz O. The development of episodic foresight in preschoolers: the role of socioeconomic status, parental future orientation, and family context. Psicol Reflex Crit 2019; 32:12. [PMID: 32027009 PMCID: PMC6967318 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-019-0125-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Episodic foresight (EF) refers to the ability to anticipate future states of the self. Despite almost two decades of research, no studies explored how family context variables relate to the development of this ability. The objectives of this study were to explore the association of socioeconomic status (SES), parental consideration of future consequences (CFC), and family environment quality on the development of episodic foresight and to compare the magnitude of the effects of these same variables on delay of gratification and planning.Sixty-four dyads composed by 4-year-old Uruguayan children and their main caregiver participated in the study. Children were administered experiments on episodic foresight, delay of gratification, planning, and receptive language. Parents reported socioeconomic status, family environment, and their consideration of future consequences. Even though parents' limit setting was associated to higher EF in children and parental CFC-I was a predictor in multiple regression analysis, these effects ceased to be significant when controlled by child's receptive language and caregiver education, being these the main predictors of EF. Results also indicate that SES significantly distinguishes the performance in future-oriented skills and language, being the magnitude of the effect higher for EF in comparison with planning and delay of gratification. This study supports that EF is related to SES to a greater extent than other variables traditionally assessed in studies of poverty and child development. We discuss implications of low SES and language skills in the light of EF development and immediate-oriented behavior in contexts of deprivation.
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- Alejandro Vásquez-Echeverría
- Instituto de Fundamentos y Métodos en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República (UdelaR), Tristán Narvaja 1674, 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Fundamentos y Métodos en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República (UdelaR), Tristán Narvaja 1674, 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Bénard M, Bellisle F, Etilé F, Reach G, Kesse-Guyot E, Hercberg S, Péneau S. Impulsivity and consideration of future consequences as moderators of the association between emotional eating and body weight status. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2018; 15:84. [PMID: 30189878 PMCID: PMC6127957 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-018-0721-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Emotional eating (EmE) is characterized by an over consumption of food in response to negative emotions and is associated with an increased weight status. Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) or a low level of impulsivity could influence the association between EmE and weight status. The objective was to analyze the moderating influence of CFC and impulsivity on the relationship between EmE and BMI. Methods A total of 9974 men and 39,797 women from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study completed the revised 21-item Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire to assess their EmE, the CFC questionnaire (CFC-12) to assess their level of time perspective, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) to assess their impulsivity. Weight and height were self-reported each year over a median follow-up of 5.3 years. The associations between EmE and repeated measures of BMI were estimated by multiple linear mixed-effects regression models stratified by gender, tertiles of the CFC, or tertiles of the BIS-11, taking into account sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. Results Overall, EmE was positively associated with BMI. CFC and impulsivity did not moderate the effect of EmE on changes of BMI per year, but quantitatively moderated the effect of EmE on overall BMI. In women, the strength of the association between EmE and weight status increased with CFC level. Difference of BMI slopes between a low and a high level of CFC was − 0.43 kg/m2 (95% CI: -0.55, − 0.30) (p < .0001). In addition, the strength of the association between emotional eating and weight status increased with impulsivity level. Difference of BMI slopes between a low and a high level of impulsivity was + 0.37 kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.24, 0.51) (p < .0001). In men, only individuals with a low CFC presented a stronger association of EmE with BMI. Conclusions Impulsivity and consideration of future consequences moderated the association between emotional eating and body weight status. This study emphasizes the importance of taking into account psychological traits in obesity prevention. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12966-018-0721-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marc Bénard
- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France.
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
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- Paris School of Economics and INRA, UMR1393 PjSE, 48 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, Diabétologie, Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France.,Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
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Bénard M, Baudry J, Méjean C, Lairon D, Giudici KV, Etilé F, Reach G, Hercberg S, Kesse-Guyot E, Péneau S. Association between time perspective and organic food consumption in a large sample of adults. Nutr J 2018; 17:1. [PMID: 29304811 PMCID: PMC5755405 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-017-0311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Organic food intake has risen in many countries during the past decades. Even though motivations associated with such choice have been studied, psychological traits preceding these motivations have rarely been explored. Consideration of future consequences (CFC) represents the extent to which individuals consider future versus immediate consequences of their current behaviors. Consequently, a future oriented personality may be an important characteristic of organic food consumers. The objective was to analyze the association between CFC and organic food consumption in a large sample of the adult general population. METHODS In 2014, a sample of 27,634 participants from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study completed the CFC questionnaire and an Organic-Food Frequency questionnaire. For each food group (17 groups), non-organic food consumers were compared to organic food consumers across quartiles of the CFC using multiple logistic regressions. Moreover, adjusted means of proportions of organic food intakes out of total food intakes were compared between quartiles of the CFC. Analyses were adjusted for socio-demographic, lifestyle and dietary characteristics. RESULTS Participants with higher CFC were more likely to consume organic food (OR quartile 4 (Q4) vs. Q1 = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.62, 2.20). Overall, future oriented participants were more likely to consume 14 food groups. The strongest associations were observed for starchy refined foods (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.63, 1.94), and fruits and vegetables (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.58, 1.92). The contribution of organic food intake out of total food intake was 33% higher in the Q4 compared to Q1. More precisely, the contribution of organic food consumed was higher in the Q4 for 16 food groups. The highest relative differences between Q4 and Q1 were observed for starchy refined foods (22%) and non-alcoholic beverages (21%). Seafood was the only food group without a significant difference. CONCLUSIONS This study provides information on the personality of organic food consumers in a large sample of adult participants. Consideration of future consequences could represent a significant psychological determinant of organic food consumption.
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- Marc Bénard
- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
- INRA, UMR1110 MOISA, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Nutrition Obésité et Risque Thrombotique (NORT), INSERM UMR S 1062, INRA 1260, Marseille, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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- Paris School of Economics and INRA, UMR1393 PjSE, 48 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France
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- Service d’Endocrinologie, Diabétologie, Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
- Unité de Surveillance en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
- Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U1153, INRA U1125, Cnam, Université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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Worrell FC, McKay MT, Andretta JR. Concurrent validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory profiles: A secondary analysis of data from the United Kingdom. J Adolesc 2015; 42:128-39. [PMID: 25996089 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This paper examined the association between membership in profiles based on a shortened form of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI-S; McKay, Andretta, McGee, & Worrell, 2014) and other temporal and psychosocial variables. Participants consisted of 1620 adolescents attending high school in Northern Ireland. ZTPI-S scores had correlations with other temporal and psychosocial variables that were similar to those reported for ZTPI scores in previous studies. Four ZTPI-S profiles were identified-Balanced, Past Negative, Present Hedonistic, and Future-and results indicated that these profiles had theoretically meaningful relationships with self-esteem, self-efficacy, aggression, parental attachment, consideration of future consequences, and future temporal focus. Unlike studies of college students where the Balanced profile was related to more adaptive functioning, the Future profile was related to more adaptive functioning. Future studies are needed to establish the generalizability of these profiles and to determine if there are developmental differences in which profiles are more adaptive.
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- Child Guidance Clinic, The Superior Court of the District of Columbia, USA
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