TY - JOUR
T1 - Delay discounting in current and never-before cigarette smokers
T2 - Similarities and differences across commodity, sign, and magnitude
AU - Baker, Forest
AU - Johnson, Matthew W.
AU - Bickel, Warren K.
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - Research has found that nicotine-dependent individuals delay discount monetary gains at a higher rate than matched controls. Delay discount rates, however, have also been found to vary across within-subject variables such as the magnitude of the outcome (e.g., $10 or $1,000), whether the outcome constitutes a gain or a loss, and the commodity being evaluated (e.g., money or health). The present study comprehensively investigated the differences in delay discounting between current and never-before cigarette smokers and across these within-subject variables. Both groups exhibited a magnitude, sign, and commodity effect. Current smokers' delay discount rates for monetary outcomes, however, were higher than never-before smokers across all magnitudes and both signs. This trend was also found for delayed health outcomes, but failed to reach significance.
AB - Research has found that nicotine-dependent individuals delay discount monetary gains at a higher rate than matched controls. Delay discount rates, however, have also been found to vary across within-subject variables such as the magnitude of the outcome (e.g., $10 or $1,000), whether the outcome constitutes a gain or a loss, and the commodity being evaluated (e.g., money or health). The present study comprehensively investigated the differences in delay discounting between current and never-before cigarette smokers and across these within-subject variables. Both groups exhibited a magnitude, sign, and commodity effect. Current smokers' delay discount rates for monetary outcomes, however, were higher than never-before smokers across all magnitudes and both signs. This trend was also found for delayed health outcomes, but failed to reach significance.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.112.3.382
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.112.3.382
M3 - Article
C2 - 12943017
AN - SCOPUS:0042572011
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 112
SP - 382
EP - 392
JO - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
IS - 3
ER -