PAST OR FUTURE? FUNCTIONAL MEANING OF TIME PERSPECTIVE

• Authors: Kozak B. , Mazewski M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The main area of interest for this publication was time perspective, which builds among the others the concept of psychological time. Introduction section includes a brief description of research focused on psychological time, with emphasis on psychological perspective. Zimbardo and Boyd time perspective concept was widely presented. Their issue of time perspective includes 5 dimensions: past negative, past positive, fatalistic and hedonistic presence and future. The publication presents also the very early results of analyses of the Polish adaptation of Zimbardo and Boyd Time Perspective Questionnaire. The five-factor structure of the questionnaire was confirmed. Values of alfa Cronbacha indicators confirmed a reliability of each scale. Validity has been shown by correlation analyses. The research was conducted on the 388 Polish people sample. The paper brings also some results of the research which confirmed the distinguish meaning of the balanced time perspective for human functioning.

Keywords

EN

TIME PERSPECTIVE; ZIMBARDO TIME PERSPECTIVE INVENTORY

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences jointly with the Committee on Psychological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 225-233
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kozak B.

author

Mazewski M.

• B. Kozak, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Instytut Psychologii, ul. M. Grazynskiego 53, 40-126 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA05269968