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Relation of functioning with beliefs about coping, and future time perspective.

J D Chubick1, C S Boland, A D Witherspoon

  • 1Department of Psychology, Auburn University Montgomery, AL 36124-4023, USA.

Psychological Reports
|February 15, 2000
PubMed
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College students with a positive future outlook, as measured by the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, showed better functioning. This suggests future-oriented thinking may improve well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Understanding factors influencing psychological functioning is crucial.
  • Time perspective and coping mechanisms are key areas of study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between time perspective, reasons for living, and environmental functioning in college students.
  • To identify cognitive and behavioral predictors of psychological well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Reasons for Living Inventory, Zimbardo's Time Perspective Inventory, and Environmental Deprivation Scale-Questionnaire to 51 college students.
  • Utilized Pearson product-moment correlations to analyze the data.

Main Results:

  • A significant negative correlation was found between low environmental deprivation (better functioning) and a high future time perspective score (r = -.45, p < .001).

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  • No significant correlations were observed between environmental functioning and the total score or Survival and Coping Beliefs subscale of the Reasons for Living Inventory.

    • Conclusions:

    • A future-oriented cognitive style is associated with better psychological functioning in college students.
    • Multidimensional cognitive and behavioral data can guide interventions to enhance functioning.
    • Future research should consider larger sample sizes to improve generalizability.