ArticleFrontiers in psychology2015
Prospect theory and body mass: characterizing psychological parameters for weight-related risk attitudes and weight-gain aversion.
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- Prospect Theory: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review in the Categories of Psychology in Web of Science.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A Neuroeconomics Approach to Obesity.Biological psychiatry · 2022Review
- Disentangling the Drivers of Obesity: An Analytical Framework Based on Socioeconomic and Intrapersonal Factors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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We developed a novel decision-making paradigm that allows us to apply prospect theory in behavioral economics to body mass. 67 healthy young adults completed self-report measures and two decision-making tasks for weight-loss, as well as for monetary rewards. We estimated risk-related preference and loss aversion parameters for each individual, separately for weight-loss and monetary rewards choice data. Risk-seeking tendency for weight-loss was positively correlated with body mass index in individuals who desired to lose body weight, whereas the risk-seeking for momentary rewards was not. Risk-seeking for weight-loss was correlated to excessive body shape preoccupations, while aversion to weight-gain was correlated with self-reports of behavioral involvement for successful weight-loss. We demonstrated that prospect theory can be useful in explaining the decision-making process related to body mass. Applying prospect theory is expected to advance our understanding of decision-making mechanisms in obesity, which might prove helpful for improving healthy choices.
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