Leveraging goals to incentivize healthful behaviors across adulthood
| Autor: | Laura L. Carstensen, Sarah Raposo, Candice L. Hogan, Teja Chemudupati, Jessica T Barnes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Aging Social Psychology Adolescent Health Behavior Psychological intervention Younger people PsycINFO Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Baseline (configuration management) 030304 developmental biology Aged Aged 80 and over 0303 health sciences Motivation Socioemotional selectivity theory Age differences Middle Aged Incentive Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Goals |
| Zdroj: | Psychol Aging |
| ISSN: | 1939-1498 |
| Popis: | Despite abundant evidence for the benefits of physical activity on aging trajectories, older Americans remain largely inactive. The present study was designed to examine age differences in responsiveness to financial incentives to increase walking. Grounded in socioemotional selectivity theory, we examined the effectiveness of financial incentives that varied in prosociality. Three types of incentives were presented to community-residing adults 18–92 years of age (N = 450). Participants were randomly assigned to one of five conditions: personal, loved one, charity, choice, or a no-incentive control group. Average daily step counts were measured using pedometers during a baseline week, during the incentivized period, and after the incentivized period ended. Overall, financial incentives significantly increased walking compared to a control group. Whereas personal incentives were effective regardless of age, incentives to earn for charities were starkly more effective in older adults than younger adults. Moreover, one week after the incentivized period ended, older participants were more likely to maintain increased step counts, whereas younger people reverted to baseline step counts. Findings suggest that financial incentives can increase walking in a wide age range and that charitable incentives may be especially effective in health interventions targeting older adults. The importance of aligning incentives with age-related goals is discussed. TRIAL REGISTRATION: (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03037658 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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