Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Kristian Veit
Project Type
Honors Program project
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Presentation Type
Presentation
Abstract
Presentation Location: Weber Center, Room 101
Abstract
Purpose
Research has indicated a significant relationship between anxiety and time perspective (TP), which is the way one views life in terms of the past, present or future. TP is broken down into five facets based on the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), including past negative (PN), past positive (PP), present fatalistic (PF), present hedonistic (PH), and future (F) time perspectives (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999). Time perspective is thought to be impacted by one’s culture, although there is a lack of representation in studies on TP cross-culturally which makes it difficult to generalize. In order to add to the research on time perspective’s relationship to anxiety and to fill the gap on the role of culture in this phenomenon, the variable of individualism was included in this present study.
Procedure
A total of 525 participants were obtained from 22 countries including the United States, India, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Upon confirmation of informed consent, we distributed a survey to participants measuring each individual on time perspective, using the ZTPI, individualism, using the Individualism and Collectivism scale (Singelis et al., 1995), and anxiety, using a subcategory of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Goldberg et al., 2006).
Results
We found that individualism showed a positive relationship with F and collectivism showed a positive relationship with PP. Individualism, but not collectivism, correlated positively with anxiety. Lastly, correlations between PN and PF resulted in positive, significant relationships with anxiety and correlations between PP and F resulted in negative, significant relationships with anxiety. Interestingly, PH showed a significant positive relationship to anxiety which was the opposite of what was hypothesized. This would be a variable to consider for further research.
Conclusion
These results suggest one’s outlook on time plays a role in psychological well-being. Implications on culture’s role in this phenomenon have also been strengthened by these findings. Though continued study is merited, this information further validates the value that time perspective has in developing interventions for emotional disorders such as anxiety.
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Time to stop worrying: A correlational study on individualist versus collectivist time perspectives and anxiety
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Presentation Location: Weber Center, Room 101
Abstract
Purpose
Research has indicated a significant relationship between anxiety and time perspective (TP), which is the way one views life in terms of the past, present or future. TP is broken down into five facets based on the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), including past negative (PN), past positive (PP), present fatalistic (PF), present hedonistic (PH), and future (F) time perspectives (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999). Time perspective is thought to be impacted by one’s culture, although there is a lack of representation in studies on TP cross-culturally which makes it difficult to generalize. In order to add to the research on time perspective’s relationship to anxiety and to fill the gap on the role of culture in this phenomenon, the variable of individualism was included in this present study.
Procedure
A total of 525 participants were obtained from 22 countries including the United States, India, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Upon confirmation of informed consent, we distributed a survey to participants measuring each individual on time perspective, using the ZTPI, individualism, using the Individualism and Collectivism scale (Singelis et al., 1995), and anxiety, using a subcategory of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Goldberg et al., 2006).
Results
We found that individualism showed a positive relationship with F and collectivism showed a positive relationship with PP. Individualism, but not collectivism, correlated positively with anxiety. Lastly, correlations between PN and PF resulted in positive, significant relationships with anxiety and correlations between PP and F resulted in negative, significant relationships with anxiety. Interestingly, PH showed a significant positive relationship to anxiety which was the opposite of what was hypothesized. This would be a variable to consider for further research.
Conclusion
These results suggest one’s outlook on time plays a role in psychological well-being. Implications on culture’s role in this phenomenon have also been strengthened by these findings. Though continued study is merited, this information further validates the value that time perspective has in developing interventions for emotional disorders such as anxiety.