Association between age and intellectual curiosity: the mediating roles of future time perspective and importance of curiosity.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to examine the underlying mechanism behind the association of age and intellectual curiosity. Previous studies generally showed a negative association between age and intellectual curiosity. To shed light on this association, we hypothesize that older adults become more selective in where they invest their curiosity compared with younger adults. The present study (N = 857) first examined the association between age and intellectual curiosity and then the mediation roles of future time perspective and perceived importance of curiosity in the association. The moderation effect of culture was also included to test the generalizability of this model across European Americans, Chinese Americans, and Hong Kong Chinese. The findings suggested that there was a significant n

SUBMITTER: Chu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7925741 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature