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Why do professional athletes have different time preferences than non-athletes?

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  • Krumer, Alex
  • Shavit, Tal
  • Rosenboim, Mosi

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The objective of this paper is to measure and compare the subjective time discounting of professional athletes and non-athletes. By using a questionnaire, we found higher subjective discounting for professional athletes than for non-athletes. We also found that the professional athletes’ win-orientation positively affected their present preferences. On the other hand, professional athletes’ play- orientation, which reflects their attitude towards the game itself, negatively affected their present preferences. No such effects were found in non-athletes. We argue that the “win-at-all-costs” competitive approach that leads athletes to sacrifice everything in order to win may cause (or reflect) their higher preference for the present.

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  • Krumer, Alex & Shavit, Tal & Rosenboim, Mosi, 2011. "Why do professional athletes have different time preferences than non-athletes?," Judgment and Decision Making, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(6), pages 542-551, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:judgdm:v:6:y:2011:i:6:p:542-551_4
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