Testing a German Version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI)

• Authors: Bernd Reuschenbach , Joachim Funke , Annika Drevensek , Nadine Ziegler

Title variants

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Testowanie niemieckiej wersji Kwestionariusza Postrzegania Czasu Zimbardo (ZTPI)

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The present study assesses the psychometric properties of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) in a German sample of N = 160 individuals. The five subscales (Past-Negative, Present-Hedonistic, Future, Past-Positive, and Present-Fatalistic) measure different dimensions of the Time Perspective. The German version of the ZTPI proves to be internally consistent and reliable in retests, except for the Future Scale. Retest reliability for a subsample (N = 25) indicates a stable measurement of the scales. The Zimbardo and Boyd’s (1999) factor structure could not be replicated satisfactory. Correlations with conceptually related tests (IPC, HAKEMP, and HEIPI) indicate a fair degree of construct validity within the framework of classical test theory. The fit according to a Rasch model was not successful.

Keywords

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Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI); German translation; validation; diagnostic instrument

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 16-29

Dates

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2013

Contributors

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Bernd Reuschenbach

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Joachim Funke

• Psychologisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Germany

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Annika Drevensek

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Nadine Ziegler