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Profiles of time perspective and personality: developmental considerations
C J Lennings1, A M Burns, G Cooney
1Department of Behavioral Science, University of Sydney, Australia.
The Journal of Psychology
|December 19, 1998
Summary
This study explored time perspective dimensions and personality links in adolescents and young adults. Findings showed limited support for specific temporal profiles and no developmental shift in time perspective between these age groups.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Time perspective is a key cognitive construct influencing personality, decision-making, and goal-setting.
- Previous work identified temporal profiles and their association with personality dimensions like human agency, mood, and temperament.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify temporal dimensions (extension, attitude, structure) and their associations.
- To examine if temporal profiles reflect developmental changes from adolescence to early adulthood.
Main Methods:
- Two samples of adolescents (high school) and young adults (university) participated.
- Data were collected to analyze temporal dimensions and profiles.
Main Results:
- Limited support was found for the actualizer and atomist temporal profiles.
- Temporal extension was found to be insignificant in this context.
- No evidence indicated a developmental transition in time perspective between middle adolescence and early adulthood.
Conclusions:
- Temporal profiles may offer some insight into personality, but temporal extension's role is minimal.
- Time perspective does not appear to undergo significant developmental shifts between adolescence and early adulthood.