Get active now or later? The association between physical activity and risk and time preferences

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dc.contributor.author Nicholls, Nicky
dc.contributor.author Watson, Estelle D.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-15T11:52:28Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-15T11:52:28Z
dc.date.issued 2024-07
dc.description DATA AVAILABILITY : Data will be made available on request. en_US
dc.description.abstract Despite the well-established link between physical activity and positive health outcomes, much of the world’s population remains inactive. Many people don’t invest in health behaviours, such as physical activity, in the present, despite the long-term benefits of this. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between physical activity levels and risk and time preferences in university students. A maximum likelihood model was used to jointly estimate risk and time preferences (elicited in an incentivised choice experiment), and to examine the relationship between these preferences and self-reported physical activity. Physically inactive people discounted the future significantly more than physically active people did. Physically active people made slightly more risky choices in our risk attitude task, although this directional relationship was not statistically significant. The link between time preferences and physical activity suggests that further research on behavioural strategies such as commitment devices, nudging or temptation bundling may be helpful in increasing physical activity for individuals who discount the future in favour of more immediate benefits. en_US
dc.description.department Economics en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The University of Pretoria Research Development Program. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.elsevier.com/locate/psychsport en_US
dc.identifier.citation Nicholls, N. & Watson, E.D. 2024, 'Get active now or later? The association between physical activity and risk and time preferences', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, vol. 73, art. 102650, pp. 1-7, doi : 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102650. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1469-0292 (print)
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102650
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97038
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license. en_US
dc.subject Behaviour change en_US
dc.subject Time preferences en_US
dc.subject Risk attitudes en_US
dc.subject Physical activity en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title Get active now or later? The association between physical activity and risk and time preferences en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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