Associations between Psychosocial Well-being and the Development of Beneficial Time Perspectives
Associations between Psychosocial Well-being and the Development of Beneficial Time Perspectives

Summary/Abstract: A growing body of research suggests that some time perspective orientations are morebeneficial than others with regard to well-being. However, little is known about the factorsaffecting the development of these time perspectives. This gap in the research was addressedthrough two studies. Study 1 (N = 218; M = 29.8 years, SD = 11.45) identified ZTPI pastpositive (PP) as a beneficial time perspective and past negative (PN) as a detrimental timeperspective. Structural equation modelling was then used in Study 2 (N = 443; M = 31.2 years,SD = 13.0) to develop two models of the associations between attachment orientation, basicpsychological need satisfaction and PP and PN, respectively. While anxious and avoidantattachment orientation were associated with both PP and PN, the three basic psychologicalneeds were differentially associated. The findings of these studies suggest the importance ofearly childhood care to the development of beneficial time perspectives.

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