Consideration of immediate and future consequences, perceived change in the future self, and health behavior.
The present study investigated the link between consideration of immediate and future consequences (CFC-I and CFC-F), and perceived change in the future self (PCFS) to healthy and unhealthy behaviors. Furthermore, we explored the moderation effect of PCFS on the relationship between CFC-I and CFC-F and health behaviors. We observed that CFC-I was linked to unhealthy behaviors, whereas CFC-F was associated with healthy behaviors. PCFS had a direct negative effect on healthy behaviors, and as a moderator, it strengthened the positive effect of CFC-I and dampened the negative effect of CFC-F on unhealthy behaviors. Implications for health communication are discussed.
['Pozolotina|Tatiana|T|', 'Olsen|Svein Ottar|SO|']
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moderation exercise future self-continuity healthy eating intertemporal choice perceived connectedness smoking temporal discounting