Time Perspective: Temporal Extension, Time Estimation, and Impulsivity

Christopher J. Lennings*, Ailsa M. Burns

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    Abstract

    It has been proposed that time perspective is an important variable that can, in part, explain the differences between people in terms of the development of self-control. One corollary of this position is that time perspective is somehow related to systematic biases in the way people perceive the passage of time. Such a bias may or may not be augmented by an association between time perspective and impulsivity. Two studies were conducted using measures of temporal extension, time estimation, and impulsivity. In general, no consistent effects were found. Neither time perspective nor impulsivity was related to any characteristic pattern of errors. In the second study, time perspective (mediated by age) was associated with predicting very brief time estimation scores, but not longer time estimation periods. It was concluded that whatever the mechanism might be that underlies the purported effect between time perspective and self-control, it is not related to a differential ability to perceive time moving more or less quickly.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)367-380
    Number of pages14
    JournalThe Journal of psychology
    Volume132
    Issue number4
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 1998

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