Delay of gratification, delay discounting and their associations with age, episodic future thinking, and future time perspective
Goellner, Ballhausen, Kliegel and Forstmeier, Frontiers in Psychology 8, 2304, published 2018. Ninety-six participants in five age groups, from age 9 to the oldest adult groups. Delay of gratification showed no age difference while delay discounting varied across age groups. Future time perspective was strongly correlated with both measures; episodic future thinking was not. The authors conclude that self-regulation varies with the measure used.
Goellner, Ballhausen, Kliegel and Forstmeier, Frontiers in Psychology 8, 2304, published 2018. Ninety-six participants in five age groups, from age 9 to the oldest adult groups. Delay of gratification showed no age difference while delay discounting varied across age groups. Future time perspective was strongly correlated with both measures; episodic future thinking was not. The authors conclude that self-regulation varies with the measure used.
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Göllner, L. M., Ballhausen, N., Kliegel, M., & Forstmeier, S. (2018). Delay of gratification, delay discounting and their associations with age, episodic future thinking, and future time perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 2304. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02304 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02304