A Study of Weight Management Based on Intrinsic Incentives

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A Study of Weight Management Based on Intrinsic Incentives

Jinye Chen 1 , Lulu Cheng 2* , Yiming Fu 3 , Yueying Li 4 , You Wang 5 , Junwei Xiang 6
  • 1 The Affiliated International School of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518066, China    
  • 2 Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S1A1, Canada    
  • 3 Xi'an Tieyi International High School, Xi’an, 710054, China    
  • 4 Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, 518024, China    
  • 5 Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, 518024, China    
  • 6 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia    
  • *corresponding author chenglulu0628@163.com
Published on 1 March 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/3/2022450
LNEP Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-09-6
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-10-2

Abstract

This paper plans to design a behavioral economics experiment to study the influence of incentive mechanisms including intrinsic and extrinsic incentives on weight control. The experiment adopts ways such as increasing the sense of honor as internal incentive measures. Compared with external incentives such as bonuses, the long-term effect of internal incentives on weight management is unclear and deserves further study.

Keywords:

exploratory study., the hierarchy of model of motivation, external incentives, internal incentives

Chen,J.;Cheng,L.;Fu,Y.;Li,Y.;Wang,Y.;Xiang,J. (2023). A Study of Weight Management Based on Intrinsic Incentives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,26-35.
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[2]. Yang, Z & Hall, AG, 2008,, ‘The Financial Burden of Overweight and Obesity among Elderly Americans: The Dynamics of Weight, Longevity, and Health Care Cost’, Health Services Research, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 849–868, doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00801.x.

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[10]. Rhodes, RE & Pfaeffli, LA, 2010,, ‘Mediators of physical activity behaviour change among adult non-clinical populations: a review update’, The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 37–37, doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-37.

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Chen,J.;Cheng,L.;Fu,Y.;Li,Y.;Wang,Y.;Xiang,J. (2023). A Study of Weight Management Based on Intrinsic Incentives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,26-35.

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References

[1]. Bassett, MT & Perl, S, 2004,, ‘Obesity: the public health challenge of our time’, American Journal of Public Health (1971), vol. 94, no. 9, pp. 1477–1477, doi: 10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1477.

[2]. Yang, Z & Hall, AG, 2008,, ‘The Financial Burden of Overweight and Obesity among Elderly Americans: The Dynamics of Weight, Longevity, and Health Care Cost’, Health Services Research, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 849–868, doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00801.x.

[3]. Prentice, AM, 2006,, ‘The emerging epidemic of obesity in developing countries’, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 93–99, doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi272.

[4]. Volpp, KG, John, LK, Troxel, AB, Norton, L, Fassbender, J, & Loewenstein, G, 2008,, ‘Financial Incentive–Based Approaches for Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial’, JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 300, no. 22, pp. 2631–2637, doi: 10.1001/jama.2008.804.

[5]. Núria Rodríguez-Planas, 2012,, ‘Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States’, American Economic Journal. Applied Economics, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 121–139, doi: 10.1257/app.4.4.121.

[6]. Haff, N, Patel, MS, Lim, R, Zhu, J, Troxel, AB, Asch, DA, & Volpp, KG, 2015,, ‘The Role of Behavioral Economic Incentive Design and Demographic Characteristics in Financial Incentive-Based Approaches to Changing Health Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis’, American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 314–323, doi: 10.4278/ajhp.140714-LIT-333.

[7]. Mata, J, Silva, MN, Vieira, PN, Carraça, EV, Andrade, AM, Coutinho, SR, Sardinha, LB, & Teixeira, PJ, 2009,, ‘Motivational “Spill-Over” During Weight Control: Increased Self-Determination and Exercise Intrinsic Motivation Predict Eating Self-Regulation’, Health Psychology, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 709–716, doi: 10.1037/a0016764.

[8]. Prochaska, JJ, Spring, B, & Nigg, CR, 2008,, ‘Multiple health behavior change research: An introduction and overview’, Preventive Medicine, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 181–188, doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.001.

[9]. Teixeira, PJ, Silva, MN, Mata, J, Palmeira, AL, & Markland, D, 2012,, ‘Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control’, The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 22–22, doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-22.

[10]. Rhodes, RE & Pfaeffli, LA, 2010,, ‘Mediators of physical activity behaviour change among adult non-clinical populations: a review update’, The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 37–37, doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-37.

[11]. Csikszentmihalyi M: The Psychology of Optimal Experience New York: Harper Perenial; 1990.

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