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Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach.

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Wong, CA; Hakimi, S; Santanam, TS; Madanay, F; Fridman, I; Ford, C; Patel, M; Ubel, PA
Published in: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
July 2021

Each day, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) choose to engage in behaviors that impact their current and future health. Behavioral economics represents an innovative lens through which to explore decision-making among AYAs. Behavioral economics outlines a diverse set of phenomena that influence decision-making and can be leveraged to develop interventions that may support behavior change. Up to this point, behavioral economic interventions have predominantly been studied in adults. This article provides an integrative review of how behavioral economic phenomena can be leveraged to motivate health-related behavior change among AYAs. We contextualize these phenomena in the physical and social environments unique to AYAs and the neurodevelopmental changes they undergo, highlighting opportunities to intervene in AYA-specific contexts. Our review of the literature suggests behavioral economic phenomena leveraging social choice are particularly promising for AYA health. Behavioral economic interventions that take advantage of AYA learning and development have the potential to positively impact youth health and well-being over the lifespan.

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Published In

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1879-1972

ISSN

1054-139X

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

69

Issue

1

Start / End Page

17 / 25

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Public Health
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Economics, Behavioral
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Wong, C. A., Hakimi, S., Santanam, T. S., Madanay, F., Fridman, I., Ford, C., … Ubel, P. A. (2021). Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach. The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 69(1), 17–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.007
Wong, Charlene A., Shabnam Hakimi, Taruni S. Santanam, Farrah Madanay, Ilona Fridman, Carol Ford, Mitesh Patel, and Peter A. Ubel. “Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach.The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 69, no. 1 (July 2021): 17–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.007.
Wong CA, Hakimi S, Santanam TS, Madanay F, Fridman I, Ford C, et al. Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2021 Jul;69(1):17–25.
Wong, Charlene A., et al. “Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach.The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, vol. 69, no. 1, July 2021, pp. 17–25. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.007.
Wong CA, Hakimi S, Santanam TS, Madanay F, Fridman I, Ford C, Patel M, Ubel PA. Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2021 Jul;69(1):17–25.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1879-1972

ISSN

1054-139X

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

69

Issue

1

Start / End Page

17 / 25

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Public Health
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Economics, Behavioral
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences