Balanced time perspective: developing empirical profile and exploring its stability over time

Balanced time perspective : developing empirical profile and exploring its stability over time

Balanced time perspective (BTP) is characterized by flexible switching between a person's past, present and future time orientations, depending on situational demands, personal resources, experiences, and social evaluations. The present study aimed to explore the psychological characteristics of people with a BTP profile and attain a deeper understanding of the BTP construct. Seven people with BTP profiles were investigated using in-depth interviews, self-report instruments, and a projective test. By testing the participants on two occasions within an 18-month interval, we investigated the stability of BTP. Analyses showed that participants were aware of the "now" and had a synchronicity between the present and the past, and also between the present and the future. Results indicated a degree of temporal stability in the BTP profile and that people's interpretations and interactions within the surrounding context of events influences their time perspectives.

Sircova, AnnaDIS Copenhagen (author)
Wiberg, Marie,1976-Umeå universitet,Statistik(Swepub:umu)maewig95 (author)
Carelli, Maria Grazia,1959-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för psykologi(Swepub:umu)maca0001 (author)
Umeå universitetInstitutionen för psykologi (creator_code:org_t)

In:Time perspectiveLondon : Palgrave Macmillan, s. 63-9597811376019029781137601919

By the author/editor: Meddeb, Adam; Berlin, Johan, 1 ...; Laporte, Natalie; Wallinius, Märta ...

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