Who's Smoking, Drinking, and Using Drugs? Time Perspective as a Predictor of Substance Use

Two studies examined whether those identified as having a more present time perspective (PTP) are more likely to report using alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. In Study 1, across 2,627 participants from 15 samples, we found that PTP, as assessed by the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, was related to...

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Published in:Basic and applied social psychology 1999-06, Vol.21 (2), p.149-164
Main Authors: Keough, Kelli A., Zimbardo, Philip G., Boyd, John N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Abuse
Biological and medical sciences
Drinking Behavior
Drug Abuse
Health Behavior
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Prediction
Predictors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Smoking
Substance Abuse
Time
Time perspectives
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Summary:Two studies examined whether those identified as having a more present time perspective (PTP) are more likely to report using alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. In Study 1, across 2,627 participants from 15 samples, we found that PTP, as assessed by the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, was related to more frequent self-reported alcohol, drug, and tobacco use (Substance Use scale: average r = .34, p
ISSN:0197-3533
1532-4834
DOI:10.1207/S15324834BA210207