James R. Daugherty and Gary L. Brase has with the use of three questionnaires and 467 undergraduates compared time perspective and health behavior. The findings were that people who were thinking ahead, and willing to wait for larger rewards later, had healthier behavior. These people were more likely to exercise, and less likely to drink and smoke. The instant reward and long term reward and its effect on the decision making process, is often used in cognitive therapy and motivational interviewing to aid people with weight loss and healthier choices in life. The study named “Taking time to be healthy: Predicting health behaviors with delay discounting and time perspective.” Is expected to be published in the january issue of Personality and Individual Differences.