A new collaborative study co-led by Isabel Schuman, Jingyi Wang and Ian C. Ballard has been published in Scientific Reports. The paper, titled "Willing to wait: Anorexia nervosa symptomatology is associated with higher future orientation and reduced intertemporal discounting" investigated individuals from a community sample at high risk for anorexia nervosa. We found that individuals with higher anorexia nervosa symptomatology valued delayed rewards more and showed a greater focus on future consequences in their daily decision-making compared to a low-symptom group. These findings suggest that a future-oriented cognitive style may contribute to reduced intertemporal discounting often-reported in individuals with anorexia nervosa. Check out the full paper here:
