Relations between Episodic Future Thinking, Future Self-Connectedness and Future-Oriented Decision Making in Adolescence

Episodic future thinking (EFT), future self-connectedness, and temporal discounting were measured in adolescents (N=175). EFT and future-self connectedness each predicted unique and significant variance in temporal discounting. Combined interventions aiming to increase future self-connectedness and EFT may be a particularly good way to improve future-oriented decision making in adolescents.