Temporal Perspective as a Personality Dimension: The Differential Demography, Validity, and Reliability of Measuring Instruments

Platt, Jerome J.; Darbes, Alex

doi:10.1037/e463442008-199

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“…Thus our findings suggest that high levels of futurity may have different meanings, which are suggested by the content of responses but are not evident from the quantitative results alone. Similarly, throughout the literature on temporal perspective, lack of correspondence between measures in validity studies have been explained in terms of the importance of instrument related contextual cues in determining subjects’ responses (Doob, 1971; Kastenbaum, 1965; Platt & Darbes, 1969).…”

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“…Studies are tending to approach temporal perspective as a multidimensional construct, and certain temporal dimensions are discussed repeatedly in a number of studies. However, there has been difficulty in obtaining validity for temporal dimensions (Platt & Darbes, 1969). Apparently this is largely because the specific context appears to be crucial in assessing temporal perspective, so that particular findings tend to be largely a function of the measure used.…”

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Relation between ego identity and temporal perspective.

Rappaport¹,

Enrich²,

Wilson³

1985

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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This study involved an attempt to expand Marcia's (1975) ego identity concept to include the area of temporal perspective. Subjects were 80 Temple University male undergraduates. We measured temporal perspective with the Rappaport Time Line. We measured temporal density (percentage of experiences in each of five time zones), temporal extension (chronological time spans for the past, future, and overall), and perceived duration (line length for each of five time zones), using Marcia's standard four-status classification system (diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and identity achievement). We found significant differences between identity groups with regard to the proportional allocation both of experiences (i.e., density) and of linear space (i.e., perceived duration) among the time zones. The achievement and foreclosure groups generally scored higher on measures of futurity than did the diffusion and moratorium groups. As with much previous temporality research, this study suggested the crucial importance of the contextual framework in interpreting findings regarding temporal perspective.

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