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Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing.

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Seaman, KL; Juarez, EJ; Troutman, A; Salerno, JM; Samanez-Larkin, SP; Samanez-Larkin, GR
Published in: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
January 2023

Covid-19-related social-distancing measures have dramatically limited physical social contact between individuals and increased monetary and health concerns for individuals of all ages. We wondered how these new societal conditions would impact the choices individuals make about monetary, health, and social rewards, and if these unprecedented conditions would have a differential impact on older individuals. We conducted two online studies to examine temporal discounting of monetary, health, and social rewards; stated preferences for monetary, health, and social rewards; and physical distancing behaviors. Both studies recruited equal numbers of White/Caucasian, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latinx participants. We found that older adults were more likely to prefer smaller, sooner social and health-related rewards in decision-making tasks. These data further support the assertion that older adults have increased motivation for social and health rewards compared to younger individuals and that these age differences in motivation are important to consider when examining decision-making across the adult life span.

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Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

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EISSN

1744-4128

Publication Date

January 2023

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reward
  • Physical Distancing
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Delay Discounting
  • Decision Making
  • Choice Behavior
  • COVID-19
  • Aged
  • Adult
 

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Seaman, K. L., Juarez, E. J., Troutman, A., Salerno, J. M., Samanez-Larkin, S. P., & Samanez-Larkin, G. R. (2023). Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, 30(1), 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2021.1962793
Seaman, Kendra L., Eric J. Juarez, Addison Troutman, Joanna M. Salerno, Silvia P. Samanez-Larkin, and Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin. “Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing.Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 30, no. 1 (January 2023): 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2021.1962793.
Seaman KL, Juarez EJ, Troutman A, Salerno JM, Samanez-Larkin SP, Samanez-Larkin GR. Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2023 Jan;30(1):53–65.
Seaman, Kendra L., et al. “Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing.Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 53–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/13825585.2021.1962793.
Seaman KL, Juarez EJ, Troutman A, Salerno JM, Samanez-Larkin SP, Samanez-Larkin GR. Decision Making across Adulthood during Physical Distancing. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2023 Jan;30(1):53–65.

Published In

Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

DOI

EISSN

1744-4128

Publication Date

January 2023

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reward
  • Physical Distancing
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Delay Discounting
  • Decision Making
  • Choice Behavior
  • COVID-19
  • Aged
  • Adult