Time Perspective, Coping Styles, Perceived Efficacy in Affect Regulation, and Creative Problem Solving in Adolescence and Youth

Abstract

The study evaluated, in a sample of 230 adolescents (147 males and 83 females, mean age = 16.67) and a sample of 181 young people (21 males and 160 females, mean age = 22.57), the relationships between time perspective and the following personal skills: coping styles, perceived efficacy on affect regulation, and creative divergent problem solving. Results highlight that future time perspective increases in value from adolescence to youth, while present time perspective decreases. Future time perspective is correlated with creative problem solving and problem solving coping style in both age groups, while present time perspective is positively correlated with expression of positive emotions in both age groups. Results are discussed also for their relevance for school educational and training programs. La perspectiva temporal, los estilos de afrontamiento, la eficacia percibida en la regulación de las emociones y la resolución creativa de problemas en la adolescencia y en la juventud R E S U M E N El estudio evalúa en un grupo de 230 adolescentes (147 varones y 83 mujeres, media de edad = 16.67) y un grupo de 181 jovenes (21 varones y 160 mujeres, media de edad = 22.57) las relaciones entre las siguientes habilidades personales: estilos de afrontamiento, eficacia percibida en la regulación de las emociones y resolución creativa de problemas en la adolescencia y la juventud. Los resultados maestran que la perspectiva temporal futura aumenta de la adolescencia a la juventud, mientras la perspectiva presente disminuye. La perspectiva temporal futura está relacionada con la resolución creativa de problemas y con el estilo de afrontamiento de la resolución de problemas en ambos grupos de edad. La perspectiva temporal presente está positivamente relacionada con la expresión de las emociones positivas en ambos grupos de edad. Se discuten los resultados en cuanto a su relevancia para los programas de educación y formación escolar. Palabras clave: Perspectiva temporal Afrontamiento Regulación de las emociones Resolución creativa de problemas Adolescencia Juventud Cite this article as: Zambianchi, M. (2018). Time perspective, coping styles, perceived efficacy in affect regulation, and creative problem solving in adolescence and youth.

The role of time perspectives and impulsivity dimensions in coping styles

“…The result is consistent with the notion that FTP is a promoter of activities aimed at planning, as well as constructively dealing with the demands of the environment (Zimbardo and Boyd, 1999). Previous research suggested that it also facilitates creative problem solving (Zambianchi, 2018).…”

“…The hypothesized reason for this is the fact that time perspectives might affect primary and secondary appraisals (Anagnostopoulos and Griva, 2012). For instance, FTP can be associated to adaptive, engaged and flexible coping (Bolotova and Hachaturova, 2012;Zambianchi, 2018), PHTPto avoidant coping (Zambianchi, 2018) whereas PNTPto disengagement and maladaptive styles (Bolotova and Hachaturova, 2012).…”

Presenting a Model of Self-handicapping Based on Time Perspective and Intelligence Beliefs mediated by Academic Self-efficacy in Students

“…The results showed that time perspective had a direct and positive effect on academic self-efficacy and direct and negative effect on self-disability. This result in terms of time perspective effect on academic self-efficacy with the results of Taylor & Wilson (2019), Zambianchi (2018), Haghighi, et al (2018) and Omidian, et al (2015) and in terms of the effect of time perspective on disability were in line with the results of research by Golestaneh, et al (2016) and Omidian, et al (2015). Explaining these results based on the research of Golestaneh, et al (2016) can be said that time perspective is an essential dimension of the psychological structure of time that appears as a categorization of human cognitive processes experience in the context of past, present and future.…”

“…For example, the results of Taylor & Wilson (2019) showed that understanding time played an effective role in increasing self-efficacy. In another study, Zambianchi (2018) reported that time perspective had a positive and significant relationship with self-efficacy. Omidian et al (2015) in a study concluded that time perspective had a significant effect on self-efficacy and academic procrastination.…”

The role of time perspective and acculturative stress on adaptive and maladaptive stress coping strategies of Puerto Ricans living in the island of Puerto Rico and the state of Connecticut in mainland United States

“…In Italy, a study conducted on emerging adults revealed that Future-oriented TP positively correlated with proactive coping, reflective, and preventive coping, whereas Present-oriented TP negatively correlated with reflective and preventive coping strategies (Zambianchi & Bitti, 2014). A follow-up study conducted on adolescents and young adults revealed that Present TP positively correlated with avoidant coping in both groups assessed (Zambianchi, 2018). Moreover, in the same study Future TP positively correlated with problem-solving coping in both samples, with social support coping in emerging adults, and negatively correlated with avoidant coping in emerging adults.…”