Time Perspectives Predict Mood States And Satisfaction With Life Over And Above Personality

Keywords

Incremental validity; Mood; Personality; Satisfaction with life; Time perspective

Abstract

The present study aimed to test the incremental validity of Time Perspective (TP) scales in predicting satisfaction with life and mood, over and above the Big Five personality traits. It also investigated whether the new TP construct of Future Negative perspective contributed to prediction of these outcomes. Participants (N = 265) completed four measures: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), UWIST Mood Adjective Checklist (UMACL), a modified Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Results confirmed the incremental validity of TP, although Big Five dimensions were independently predictive of life satisfaction and certain mood scales. Past Negative TP was the strongest single predictor of life satisfaction. However, Future Negative TP was be the strongest mood predictor from the TP universe, after controlling for the Big Five and remaining TP dimensions. Findings suggest that TP is an important aspect of personality for understanding individual differences in well-being.

Publication Date

12-1-2016

Publication Title

Current Psychology

Volume

35

Issue

4

Number of Pages

516-526

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9515-2

Socpus ID

84991758435 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84991758435

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