The impact of past temporal discounting on mental health: opposite effects of positive and negative event aftertastes over time

• Bowen Hu ^[1] ; Shunmin Zhang ^[2] ; Peiwei Liu ^[3] ; Feng Zhou ^[1] ; Tingyong Feng ^[1]
  1. [1] Southwest University

     Southwest University

     China

     
  2. [2] Zhejiang University

     Zhejiang University

     China

     
  3. [3] University of Florida

     University of Florida

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 24, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 81-90
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100453
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  • Background Time frees people from bereavement, but also fades childhood happiness, these dynamics can be understood through the framework of past temporal discounting (PTD), which refers to the gradual decrease in affect intensity elicited by recalling positive or negative events over time. Despite its importance, measuring PTD has been challenging, and its impact on real-life outcomes, such as mental health remains unknown.

    Method Here, we employed a longitudinal tracking approach to measure PTD in healthy participants (N = 210) across eight time points. We recorded changes in affect intensity for positive and negative events and examined the impact of PTD on mental health outcomes, including general mental well-being, depression, stress sensitivity, and etc.

    Results The results of Bayesian multilevel modeling indicated that the affect intensity for positive and negative events discounted over time at a gradually decelerating rate. Furthermore, we found that maintaining good mental health heavily depended on rapid PTD of negative events and slow PTD of positive events.

    Conclusions These results provide a comprehensive characterization PTD and demonstrate its importance in maintaining mental health.

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