Comparing the effectiveness of individualistic, altruistic, and competitive incentives in motivating completion of mental exercises

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-299

  Schofield, Heather ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b   Kopsic, Jessica ^b   Volpp, Kevin G ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Cognitive exercises; Health behaviors; Incentives; Social incentives

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDIVIDUALISM; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL EXERCISE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; SOCIAL INCENTIVE; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947208233     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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