Questions of time and affect: a person's affectivity profile, time perspective, and well-being.

ABSTRACT: Background. A "balanced" time perspective has been suggested to have a positive influence on well-being: a sentimental and positive view of the past (high Past Positive), a less pessimistic attitude toward the past (low Past Negative), the desire of experiencing pleasure with slight concern for future consequences (high Present Hedonistic), a less fatalistic and hopeless view of the future (low Present Fatalistic), and the ability to find reward in achieving specific long-term goals (high Future). We used the affective profiles model (i.e., combinations of individuals' experience of high/low positive/negative affectivity) to investigate differences between individuals in time perspective dimensions and to investigate if the influence of time perspective dimensions on well-being was moderat

SUBMITTER: Garcia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4806673 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature