How We Feel is a Matter of Time: Relationships Between Time Perspectives and Mood

Time to be wise: temporal perspective and wisdom

“…Consequently, integrating our findings with directly relevant literature is difficult. Nevertheless, at a general level, our results are consistent with previous findings (e.g., Boniwell et al, 2010;Desmyter & De Raedt, 2012;Gao, 2011;Stolarski et al, 2013) that a balanced time perspective is associated with positive outcomes including happiness, life satisfaction, and higher mood. To this list we can now add mental health and wisdom.…”

“…Conceived as the ability and motivation to flexibly engage different time orientations as dictated by situational forces , a balanced time perspective ostensibly has stronger connections to psychological functioning than any single time perspective in isolation. Recent studies (e.g., Boniwell, Osin, Linley, & Ivanchencko, 2010;Stolarski, Matthews, Postek, Zimbardo, & Bitner, 2013;Zhang & Howell, 2011) have suggested that examining BTP would advance the field. Most studies exploring a balanced time perspective have used the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI: .…”

“…Most studies exploring a balanced time perspective have used the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI: . Results using this instrument have found that a balanced time perspective is associated with higher happiness (Boniwell, Osin, Linley, & Ivanchencko, 2010;, life satisfaction (Desmyter & De Raedt, 2012;Gao, 2011;Zhang & Howell, 2011) and higher positive mood states such as energy and hedonic tone (Stolarski, Matthews, Postek, Zimbardo, & Bitner, 2013).…”

Aggressive? from Time to Time… Uncovering the Complex Associations between Time Perspectives and Aggression

“…Biases in temporal framing have far reaching consequences for cognitive processes (Zajenkowski et al 2015), affective states (Matthews and Stolarski 2015), values and behavior in many areas (see Stolarski et al 2015a). More specifically, recent research revealed measures of TP dimensions predict variables that have been linked to aggression, including negative mood (Stolarski et al 2014;Apter et al 1990), impulsive behavior (MacKillop et al 2006;Manuck et al 1998), relationship satisfaction (Stolarski et al 2015b;Bookwala et al 1994), substance use and abuse (Keough et al 1999;Brady et al 1998), chronotype Schlarb et al 2014) and affective disorders (Gruber et al 2012;Van Praag 1986). The links between TP and behaviors which have been independently associated with aggression gives rise to a question: to what degree are the various TPs related to aggressive emotions and aggressive behavior?…”

Qualitative and Quantitative Trends in the Assessment of Subjective Temporality

“…But, as demonstrated by , some of the negative temporal frames such as Pastnegative and Future-negative are important predictors of self-esteem. Also, emotional states are related to both the Past-negative and Presenthedonist perspectives (Stolarski, Matthews, Postek, Zimbardo, & Bitner, 2014). report that the Past-negative is a significant negative and moderate predictor of satisfaction with life, interpersonal relations, and psychological well-being.…”