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Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: A Developmentally-Sensitive Approach
Journal of Adolescent Health
Vol. 69Issue 1p17–25Published online: December 4, 2020
- Charlene A. Wong
- Shabnam Hakimi
- Taruni S. Santanam
- Farrah Madanay
- Ilona Fridman
- Carol Ford
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 3
Each day, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) choose to engage in behaviors that impact their current and future health. Behavioral economics represents an innovative lens through which to explore decision-making among AYAs. Behavioral economics outlines a diverse set of phenomena that influence decision-making and can be leveraged to develop interventions that may support behavior change. Up to this point, behavioral economic interventions have predominantly been studied in adults. This article provides an integrative review of how behavioral economic phenomena can be leveraged to motivate health-related behavior change among AYAs.