Environmental Support Moderates the association of Socioeconomic Distress and Delay Discounting across Adolescence.
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| Title: | Environmental Support Moderates the association of Socioeconomic Distress and Delay Discounting across Adolescence. |
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| Authors: | Felton, Julia W.1 jfelton4@hfhs.org, Rabinowitz, Jill A.2, Sadler, Richard C.3, Hampton, Tessa1, Sosnowski, David W.4, Lejuez, Carl W.5, Yi, Richard6 |
| Source: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence. Dec2024, Vol. 53 Issue 12, p2695-2705. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Community support, *Socioeconomic status, *Home environment, *Decision making, *Adolescence, *Children, Research funding, Secondary analysis, Risk-taking behavior, Residential patterns, Socioeconomic factors, Delay discounting (Psychology), Teenagers' conduct of life, Social support, Social classes |
| Abstract: | Early exposure to socioeconomic distress is hypothesized to reinforce decision making that prioritizes immediate, relative to delayed, rewards (i.e., delay discounting); yet these relations have not been examined longitudinal across the vulnerable adolescent period. This study is one of the first to utilize objective and subjective measures to evaluate the relative effects of environmental disadvantage and the potential protective effects of perceived environmental support on delay discounting. A diverse (48.4% White; 46.7% female) sample of participants (N = 246) reported on their home addresses at baseline when they were, on average, 11.96 years old (SDage = 0.88); Youth then reported perceived environmental supports at baseline and delay discounting annually from ages 13 to 18. A socioeconomic distress index was derived from census tract rates of unemployment, income, educational attainment, and lone parenthood. Greater socioeconomic distress was associated with a greater propensity to discount delayed rewards at baseline. Findings also suggest greater perceived higher environmental support was associated with decreasing rates of delay discounting across adolescence for youth from highly socioeconomically distressed areas. These results highlight potential future avenues for preventative and intervention efforts to improve positive youth outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Early exposure to socioeconomic distress is hypothesized to reinforce decision making that prioritizes immediate, relative to delayed, rewards (i.e., delay discounting); yet these relations have not been examined longitudinal across the vulnerable adolescent period. This study is one of the first to utilize objective and subjective measures to evaluate the relative effects of environmental disadvantage and the potential protective effects of perceived environmental support on delay discounting. A diverse (48.4% White; 46.7% female) sample of participants (N = 246) reported on their home addresses at baseline when they were, on average, 11.96 years old (SDage = 0.88); Youth then reported perceived environmental supports at baseline and delay discounting annually from ages 13 to 18. A socioeconomic distress index was derived from census tract rates of unemployment, income, educational attainment, and lone parenthood. Greater socioeconomic distress was associated with a greater propensity to discount delayed rewards at baseline. Findings also suggest greater perceived higher environmental support was associated with decreasing rates of delay discounting across adolescence for youth from highly socioeconomically distressed areas. These results highlight potential future avenues for preventative and intervention efforts to improve positive youth outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00472891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10964-024-02051-1 |
