APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
The Moderating Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Delay Discounting and Externalizing Behaviors in Adolescents
- Brendan Lam
Yale University - Arielle Baskin-Sommers
Yale University
Abstract
We explored the moderating effect of neighborhood disadvantage on delay discounting and externalizing psychopathology (e.g., aggression, rule-breaking, and inattentiveness. For aggression and inattentiveness, youth with more aggression showed steeper discounting rates, but this effect was only present in those living in more advantaged neighborhoods.
Psychopathology