The impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal choices in Chinese and Americans

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-76701-6

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	The impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal choices in Chinese and Americans
	Han, Xu 1,2; Wang, Yuwei 1,2; Mu, Yan 1,2
通讯作者	Mu, Yan(muy@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	Intertemporal decisions are crucial to survival, especially when humans are exposed to ecological threats. However, it remains unclear whether and how pandemic threats impact intertemporal choices across cultures. We conducted two studies in two cultural contexts (N = 1180). Study 1a found that Chinese who perceived more pandemic threats showed higher temporal discounting rates (i.e., preferred immediate smaller over delayed larger rewards), and this relationship was mediated by negative emotions. Study 1b, using threat priming, revealed that Chinese participants primed with a high-threat condition (depicting a pandemic threat) showed higher temporal discounting rates compared to those primed with a low-threat condition (describing the flu). Differently, Study 2a revealed that perceived pandemic threat levels of Americans did not directly predict temporal discounting rates. Using similar threat priming, Study 2b further confirmed that Americans in the high-threat priming condition showed no significant differences in temporal discounting rates compared to those in the low-threat priming condition. The current research deepens the understanding of the cultural difference in the impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal decision-making and further informs the development of interventions that promote individual future-oriented thinking in the face of pandemics.
关键词	Intertemporal choice Pandemic threat Culture COVID-19 Negative emotion
	2024-10-27
语种	英语
DOI	10.1038/s41598-024-76701-6
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
卷号	14 期号:1 页码:13
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[32071016] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[32271129] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[32471126] ; CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences[2019000050]
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
WOS关键词	HIGHER DISCOUNT RATES ; TIME-PREFERENCES ; DELAYED REWARDS ; RISK PERCEPTION ; COVID-19 ; EMOTION ; FUTURE ; EARTHQUAKE ; EVOLUTION ; FORESIGHT
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001345832600052
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/48876
通讯作者	Mu, Yan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Behav Sci, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Han, Xu,Wang, Yuwei,Mu, Yan. The impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal choices in Chinese and Americans[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2024,14(1):13.
APA	Han, Xu,Wang, Yuwei,&Mu, Yan.(2024).The impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal choices in Chinese and Americans.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,14(1),13.
MLA	Han, Xu,et al."The impact of pandemic threats on intertemporal choices in Chinese and Americans".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 14.1(2024):13.