A Game Theory-Based Model for Predicting Depression due to Frustration in Competitive Environments
Joint Authors
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A computational model based on game theory is here proposed to forecast the prevalence of depression caused by frustration in a competitive environment.
This model comprises a spatially structured game, in which the individuals are socially connected.
This game, which is equivalent to the well-known prisoner’s dilemma, represents the payoffs that can be received by the individuals in the labor market.
These individuals may or may not have invested in a formal academic education.
It is assumed that an individual becomes depressed when the difference between the average payoff earned by the neighbors in this game and the personal payoff surpasses a critical number, which can be distinct for men and women.
Thus, the transition to depression depends on two thresholds, whose values are tuned for the model accurately predicting the percentage of individuals that become depressed due to a frustrating payoff.
Here, this tuning is performed by using data of young adults living in the United Kingdom in 2014-2016.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Loula, R.& Monteiro, Luiz H. A.. 2020. A Game Theory-Based Model for Predicting Depression due to Frustration in Competitive Environments. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139402
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Loula, R.& Monteiro, Luiz H. A.. A Game Theory-Based Model for Predicting Depression due to Frustration in Competitive Environments. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139402
American Medical Association (AMA)
Loula, R.& Monteiro, Luiz H. A.. A Game Theory-Based Model for Predicting Depression due to Frustration in Competitive Environments. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139402
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1139402