Future Discounting by Slum-Dwelling Youth Versus University Students in Rio de Janeiro

We compared Future Discounting (FD, preference for smaller, sooner rewards over larger, later ones) by 160 Brazilian youth (16–30 years old; 71 women and 89 men). University students and slum‐dwelling (favela) youth were compared. Participants completed a monetary FD task, a scale of youngsters′ vie...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2013-03, Vol.23 (1), p.95-102
Main Authors: Ramos, Dandara, Victor, Tânia, Seidl-de-Moura, Maria Lucia, Daly, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment (to Environment)
Attitude Measures
Brazil
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Disadvantaged Youth
Family Income
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Neighborhoods
Predictor Variables
Questionnaires
Rewards
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Slums
Socioeconomic Influences
Students
Universities
Violence
Youth
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Summary:We compared Future Discounting (FD, preference for smaller, sooner rewards over larger, later ones) by 160 Brazilian youth (16–30 years old; 71 women and 89 men). University students and slum‐dwelling (favela) youth were compared. Participants completed a monetary FD task, a scale of youngsters′ view of their neighborhood, and self‐reported exposure to violence (EV). Favela youth discounted the future more than students; favela men more than women. However, university women discounted more than men, an unexpected result. Predicted differences in the participants′ view of their neighborhood between the two groups were observed. The interaction context × EV scores was a significant predictor of FD. These youth have apparently adjusted trade‐offs between the short and long term in a context‐sensitive, adaptive manner.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00796.x