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Scheduling styles
Anne-Laure Sellier1, Tamar Avnet2
1HEC Paris, 1 rue de la Libération, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
Current Opinion in Psychology
|July 18, 2018
Summary
People use clock-time or event-time styles for scheduling, influencing social perception, self-regulation, and emotional experiences. These distinct time-management approaches shape how individuals perceive control and savor positive moments.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Humans schedule activities using external clock-time or internal event-time.
- These scheduling styles influence social perception beyond mere activity organization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how clock-time and event-time styles shape social perception.
- To investigate the self-regulatory aspects of these scheduling styles.
- To understand the differential impact on sense of control and emotion savoring.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and synthesis of existing research on time perception and self-regulation.
- Analysis of how clock-time and event-time orientations influence psychological constructs.
Main Results:
- Reliance on clock-time or event-time is a form of self-regulation, not just cultural habit.
- Each style acts as a distinct lens, influencing sense of control.
- Scheduling styles differentially impact the ability to savor positive emotions.
Conclusions:
- Time-scheduling styles profoundly shape social perception and psychological experiences.
- Understanding these styles offers insights into creativity, consumer behavior, and management.
- Individual differences in time orientation have broad implications for well-being and decision-making.
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