Participant Self-Selection Biases as a Function of Individual Differences in Time Perspective

Individual differences in time perspective were predicted to determine when students sign-up for studies and how faithfully they meet the time obligations of research. As predicted, future oriented students initiated and completed their research participation sooner than did present oriented student...

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Published in:Basic and applied social psychology 2003-09, Vol.25 (3), p.255-264
Main Authors: Harber, Kent D., Zimbardo, Phillip G., Boyd, John N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Computer processing
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
Participation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics. Statistics. Methodology
Students
Styles
Time perspectives
Universities
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Summary:Individual differences in time perspective were predicted to determine when students sign-up for studies and how faithfully they meet the time obligations of research. As predicted, future oriented students initiated and completed their research participation sooner than did present oriented students, and females signed up sooner than did males. The additive effects of time perspective and gender strongly predicted sign-ups, with female futures signing up earliest and male presents signing up latest (Study 1). Time perspective styles also predicted participation in longitudinal research. Present-oriented students met time commitments of a multi-session diary study less reliably than did future-oriented students (Study 2). These results have implications for both research design and for daily coping.
ISSN:0197-3533
1532-4834
DOI:10.1207/S15324834BASP2503_08