Temporal discounting and heart rate reactivity to stress |
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Authors: | Diller James W Patros Connor H G Prentice Paula R |
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Institution: | a Eastern Connecticut State University, Department of Psychology, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, United States b West Virginia University, Department of Psychology, PO Box 6040, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, United States |
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Abstract: | Temporal discounting is the reduction of the value of a reinforcer as a function of increasing delay to its presentation. Impulsive individuals discount delayed consequences more rapidly than self-controlled individuals, and impulsivity has been related to substance abuse, gambling, and other problem behaviors. A growing body of literature has identified biological correlates of impulsivity, though little research to date has examined relations between delay discounting and markers of poor health (e.g., cardiovascular reactivity to stress). We evaluated the relation between one aspect of impulsivity, measured using a computerized temporal discounting task, and heart rate reactivity, measured as a change in heart rate from rest during a serial subtraction task. A linear regression showed that individuals who were more reactive to stress responded more impulsively (i.e., discounted delayed reinforcers more rapidly). When results were stratified by gender, the effect was observed for females, but not for males. This finding supports previous research on gender differences in cardiovascular reactivity and suggests that this type of reactivity may be an important correlate of impulsive behavior. |
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Keywords: | Cardiovascular reactivity Human Money Stress Sex differences Temporal discounting |
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