Mikels Joseph A, Reed Andrew E, Simon Kosali I
Department of Human Development, Cornell University, G60 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401, USA.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2009 Jun;64(4):443-6. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp021. Epub 2009 Apr 7.
Choice is highly valued in modern society, from the supermarket to the hospital; however, it remains unknown whether older and younger adults place the same value on increased choice. The current investigation tested whether 53 older (M age = 75.44 years) versus 53 younger adults (M age = 19.58 years) placed lower value on increased choice by examining the monetary amounts they were willing to pay for increased prescription drug coverage options--important given the recently implemented Medicare prescription drug program. Results indicate that older adults placed lower value on increasing choice sets relative to younger adults, who placed progressively higher value on increasingly larger choice sets. These results are discussed regarding their implications for theory and policy.
在现代社会，从超市到医院，选择都备受重视；然而，年长者和年轻人是否对更多选择赋予相同的价值仍不明确。当前的调查通过考察53名年长者（平均年龄 = 75.44岁）和53名年轻人（平均年龄 = 19.58岁）愿意为增加处方药覆盖选项支付的金额，来测试他们是否对更多选择赋予较低的价值——鉴于最近实施的医疗保险处方药计划，这一点很重要。结果表明，相对于年轻人，年长者对增加选择集赋予的价值较低，而年轻人对越来越大的选择集赋予的价值逐渐增加。本文讨论了这些结果对理论和政策的启示。
