Time Perspective: Temporal Extension, Time Estimation, and Impulsivity

It has been proposed that time perspective is an important variable that can, in part, explain the differences between people in terms of the development of self-control. One corollary of this position is that time perspective is somehow related to systematic biases in the way people perceive the pa...

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Published in:The journal of psychology 1998-07, Vol.132 (4), p.367-380
Main Authors: Lennings, Christopher J., Burns, Ailsa M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bias
Female
Humans
Hypotheses
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
Impulsivity
Judgment - physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Perception
Perceptions
Perceptual Distortion - physiology
Psychology
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Students
Temporal dimension
Time
Time Perception - physiology
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Summary:It has been proposed that time perspective is an important variable that can, in part, explain the differences between people in terms of the development of self-control. One corollary of this position is that time perspective is somehow related to systematic biases in the way people perceive the passage of time. Such a bias may or may not be augmented by an association between time perspective and impulsivity. Two studies were conducted using measures of temporal extension, time estimation, and impulsivity. In general, no consistent effects were found. Neither time perspective nor impulsivity was related to any characteristic pattern of errors. In the second study, time perspective (mediated by age) was associated with predicting very brief time estimation scores, but not longer time estimation periods. It was concluded that whatever the mechanism might be that underlies the purported effect between time perspective and self-control, it is not related to a differential ability to perceive time moving more or less quickly.
ISSN:0022-3980
1940-1019
DOI:10.1080/00223989809599271