Temporal construal.

Bibliographic Data

ID23313153
AuthorsYaacov Trope (0000-0003-1448-1960, New York University), Nira Liberman (0000-0002-7496-9434)
Year2003
Volume110
Issue3
Pages403-421
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-295X • E-ISSN: 1939-1471
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0033-295x.110.3.403
PMID12885109
OpenAlexW4230957748
LanguageEN
Citations received687
References cited115

Construal level theory proposes that temporal distance changes people's responses to future events by changing the way people mentally represent those events. The greater the temporal distance, the more likely are events to be represented in terms of a few abstract features that convey the perceived essence of the events (high-level construals) rather than in terms of more concrete and incidental details of the events (low-level construals). The informational and evaluative implications of high-level construals, compared with those of low-level construals, should therefore have more impact on responses to distant-future events than near-future events. This article explores the implications of construal level theory for temporal changes in evaluation, prediction, and choice. The authors suggest that construal level underlies a broad range of evaluative and behavioral consequences of psychological distance from events.

Cognitive psychology · Construal level theory · Construals · Self construal · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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