Navigation Links
Look before you leap: New study examines self-control
Date:5/30/2008

Reckless decision-making can lead to dire consequences when it comes to food, credit cards, or savings. What's the key to making good decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research outlines a novel method for measuring people's abilities to consider the consequences of their actions. It also provides hope for consumers who want to make more prudent decisions.

Authors Gergana Y. Nenkov (Boston College), J. Jeffrey Inman, and John Hulland (both University of Pittsburgh) developed a 13-question survey that rated participants on a scale called the Elaboration on Potential Outcomes (EPO) scale. The scale proved to be a reliable measure of how much participants considered the consequences of their actions. For example, when undergraduates considered whether to get LASIK surgery or whether to charge an expensive electronics item on an already heavily charged credit card, high EPO scores were associated with more consequence-related thoughts.

In a number of settings, researchers found that consumers who think about the pros and cons before making decisions reported that they were more likely to exercise and consume healthy foods. They had lower rates of alcohol abuse, procrastination, and overspending. They were also more likely to be saving money for retirement.

The good news, according to the authors, is that people who aren't inclined to consider the consequences of their actions can be aided by simple interventions, like brochures and advertising that encourage them to think about the dangers of obesity or the benefits of saving for retirement. Scare tactics, it seems, were the most effective. "The consideration of negative consequences has a bigger impact than the consideration of positive consequences," the authors write.

"The importance of studying consumers' self-control is widely recognized, since being unable to regulate one's emotions, impulses, actions and thoughts creates problems, not only for individual
'/>"/>

Contact: Rudy Faust
rfaust@press.uchicago.edu
773-834-0386
University of Chicago Press Journals
Source:Eurekalert

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Medical simulation bill before Congress; identify key priority areas
2. Soldiers Receive Free Memorial Day Lasik Surgery Before Going to Iraq
3. National Coalition for Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care Testifies Before FDA Advisory Panel on Fospropofol Labeling:
4. Personal Care Products Council CEO & President Pamela G. Bailey Testifies on FDA Cosmetic Regulation Before U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
5. Think before you drink, says university research
6. Kaiser Permanente study finds diabetes doubling before motherhood
7. Stored Ovarian Tissue Needs Testing Before Re-Implantation
8. Cancer could return unless stored ovarian tissue undergoes adequate testing before re-implantation
9. MRI before surgery leads to better-adapted treatment for breast cancer
10. Cancer prevention: stopping cancer before it can start
11. Beckman Coulter Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings to be Released on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, Before Market Opens
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/16/2009)... -- For wounded U.S. servicemen and women ... D.C., the holidays can be a particularly difficult time. ... rely more than ever on the healing power of ... home just got easier for Walter Reed patients as ... will provide hundreds of minutes of holiday talk time ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... possibly deadly, attack is long-term goal, researchers say ... developed a tool to predict whether a patient will ... first stroke. , "This is an important new tool ... second stroke soon after a first stroke are more ... Ay, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... that could help ease health and environmental concerns about ... technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles in municipal ... environment. Their study was published in ACS, journal ... the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and colleagues ... of nanoparticles particles less than 1/1000th the width ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... Cost-Effective Care , ... Washington, D.C. (Vocus) December 16, ... ways to rein in runaway costs while providing care to all ... the ongoing discussion includes how to ensure patients equal access to ... (MDs) or osteopathy (DOs). In both the House and Senate ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... Specific Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy or NSRTSM is found very ... conditions such as allergies, asthma, migraines, chronic fatigue and a ... throughout the country are using this holistic therapy including over ... ... Minneapolis, MN (Vocus) December 14, 2009 -- ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Verizon Wireless Donates $10,000 in Long-Distance Calling Cards to Soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital 2Health News:New Stroke Tool May Predict Early Recurrence 2Health News:Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles 2Health News:Coalition for Patients' Rights: Access to Broad Range of Health Care Providers Critical to Lowering Costs 2Health News:Coalition for Patients' Rights: Access to Broad Range of Health Care Providers Critical to Lowering Costs 3Health News:Coalition for Patients' Rights: Access to Broad Range of Health Care Providers Critical to Lowering Costs 4Health News:Coalition for Patients' Rights: Access to Broad Range of Health Care Providers Critical to Lowering Costs 5Health News:BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Chanhassen, MN Announces Its Grand Opening 2Health News:BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Chanhassen, MN Announces Its Grand Opening 3Health News:BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Chanhassen, MN Announces Its Grand Opening 4Health News:BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Chanhassen, MN Announces Its Grand Opening 5
... LAB) announces the following Webcast:, What: Second Quarter 2008 ... Eastern Time, 11:00 am ... Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at ... Contact: Maria Barona of i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., ...
... In two complementary studies, Weizmann Institute scientists have developed ... and have applied this technique to trace the history ... understand a cell,s path of descent, called a cell ... and medicine as gleaning such knowledge is key to ...
... Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment ... them to be captured and carried out of the body. ... and will now be looked at in survival studies, is ... Society . , "We,ve been able to use magnetic nanoparticles ...
... and lifestyle changes can head off threats like heart attack ... one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure -- ... -- women -- face unique challenges in controlling their blood ... more likely to be obese and have high cholesterol levels. ...
... ATLANTA, July 16 MDdatacor, Inc., a leader ... and providers, today,announced the appointment of Gregory A. ... officer. In this new role, Buchholz will be,responsible ... Buchholz will oversee the quality assurance, project management,informatics, ...
... provides an innovative branded community to help coordinate ... ... July 16 CareGiverHelper, a provider of,social networking solutions/portals for ... to Ceridian LifeWorks, a,leading provider of health and productivity services ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Weizmann Institute scientists' new technique gets to the root of cancer 2Health News:Weizmann Institute scientists' new technique gets to the root of cancer 3Health News:Using magenetic nanoparticles to combat cancer 2Health News:Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure 2Health News:Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure 3Health News:Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure 4Health News:MDdatacor Names Gregory Buchholz Chief Operating Officer 2Health News:Ceridian LifeWorks Offers CareGiverHelper Service to Clients to Ease Stress of Family Caregiving 2Health News:Ceridian LifeWorks Offers CareGiverHelper Service to Clients to Ease Stress of Family Caregiving 3
(Date:12/16/2009)... WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 16 According to ... medical technology market intelligence, health care reforms in ... stent market in 2009, and will continue to ... new Asia Pacific Markets for Interventional Cardiology ... by the Chinese government will allow the Chinese ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... LYON, France, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- ... the sanofi-aventis Group, announced today that it ... agreement with Syntiron to develop and commercialize ... including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or ... infections in humans, sometimes referred to as ...
(Date:12/16/2009)... -- CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic health care centers located ... vaccine in 20 states and Washington, D.C. ... H1N1 vaccines continue, many states have lifted restrictions, ... the shot while supplies last. In addition, ... available at MinuteClinic locations across the country on ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Major Health Care Reforms in China Supported Growth of More Than 20% in the Drug-Eluting Stent Market in 2009, According to Millennium Research Group 2Major Health Care Reforms in China Supported Growth of More Than 20% in the Drug-Eluting Stent Market in 2009, According to Millennium Research Group 3Sanofi Pasteur Obtains License from Syntiron to Develop & Commercialize Vaccine to Prevent Staphylococcus Infections 2Sanofi Pasteur Obtains License from Syntiron to Develop & Commercialize Vaccine to Prevent Staphylococcus Infections 3Sanofi Pasteur Obtains License from Syntiron to Develop & Commercialize Vaccine to Prevent Staphylococcus Infections 4CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic Providing H1N1 Vaccines in 20 States and Washington, D.C. 2CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic Providing H1N1 Vaccines in 20 States and Washington, D.C. 3CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic Providing H1N1 Vaccines in 20 States and Washington, D.C. 4Know Your Odds for Heart Failure 48224 1Know Your Odds for Heart Failure 48224 2Know Your Odds for Heart Failure 48224 3Eco Atkins Diet Sheds More Than Pounds 48221 1Eco Atkins Diet Sheds More Than Pounds 48221 2Eco Atkins Diet Sheds More Than Pounds 48221 3American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 1American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 2American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 3American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 4American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 5American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 6American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 7American Society for Microbiology honors Richard W Castenholz 8751 8
... Exp Expandable Tip System A ... System allows you to perform multi-sample transfers between ... pull of a knob, tip spacing can be ... microcentrifuge tubes) or 96 well plates. Ergonomic ...
... Exp Expandable Tip System A ... System allows you to perform multi-sample transfers between ... pull of a knob, tip spacing can be ... microcentrifuge tubes) or 96 well plates. Ergonomic ...
... Exp Expandable Tip System A lower ... allows you to perform multi-sample transfers between two ... of a knob, tip spacing can be quickly ... tubes) or 96 well plates. Ergonomic Design ...
... Exp Expandable Tip System A lower ... allows you to perform multi-sample transfers between two ... of a knob, tip spacing can be quickly ... tubes) or 96 well plates. Ergonomic Design ...
Medicine Products: