Time Perspective as a Potential Tool for Psychotherapeutic Intervention

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13675712
AutoresJanet Konefal (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, autor correspondente), Robert Duncan (0000-0002-8949-8727, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine), Wolfgang Meub (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine), David Winfield (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine)
Ano2006
Volume99
Fascículo1
Páginas111-120
Data de publicação2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.99.1.111-120
PMID17037457
OpenAlexW2120241087
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas30

This pilot study shows (1) similarities among adults in the patterns of organization of the past, present, and future based upon individual imagery and spatial representation of their personal perspective of their lives and (2) a relationship between perceived health and future-orientation, i.e., how far into their future a person imagines self still to be alive. The data support the concept of a personal spatial representation of past, present, and future (a timeline) and sets the foundation for the development of psychological interventions based on this representation for 50 participants (23 men and 27 women). When asked to visualize their personal timelines, subjects indicated a general pattern of their future spatially located to the right and in front of themselves; their past was generally located to the left or behind. The distance into the future seen by participants initially (M +/- SE) were 8 +/- 2.3 yr., 16 +/- 2.8 yr., and 27 +/- 5.5 yr. for the self-reported health status of "poor", "good", and "excellent", respectively (p < .05). Research must firmly establish general patterns of spatial representations of time (timeliness) across cultures, age, race, and beliefs, and explore implications for treatment

Cartography · Developmental psychology · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Orientation (vector space · Perspective (graphical · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Representation (politics · Scale (ratio · Time perspective · Timeline · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology