{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15"],"submitter":["Osin E"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>The notion of satisfaction with the use of one's time has not been operationalized previously. Based on qualitative interviews, we propose a concept of positive time use comprised by four components: self-congruence of daily activities, balance between activities, efficient use of time, and a sense of mastery over one's time.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from two UK adult samples (<i>N</i> = 173 and <i>N</i> = 357), we developed a new measure, Positive Time Use Inventory (PTUI), and investigated its structural and convergent validity.<h4>Results and discussion</h4>The associations of positive time use with balanced time perspective, affect balance, satisfaction with life, sense of coherence, and self-reported satisfaction with time use indicate convergent and discriminant validity of the new measure. Positive time use partially explained the associations of balanced time perspective with subjective well-being and fully mediated the effects of future time perspective and time management on subjective well-being. We propose positive time use as a new model of temporal well-being, which brings together the notions of work-life balance, time efficiency, and time mastery in a single comprehensive framework, helping to inform the time management coaching interventions."],"journal":["Frontiers in psychology"],"pagination":["1087932"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10927010"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Positive time use: a missing link between time perspective, time management, and well-being."],"pmcid":["PMC10927010"],"pubmed_authors":["Boniwell I","Osin E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Positive time use: a missing link between time perspective, time management, and well-being.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>The notion of satisfaction with the use of one's time has not been operationalized previously. Based on qualitative interviews, we propose a concept of positive time use comprised by four components: self-congruence of daily activities, balance between activities, efficient use of time, and a sense of mastery over one's time.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from two UK adult samples (<i>N</i> = 173 and <i>N</i> = 357), we developed a new measure, Positive Time Use Inventory (PTUI), and investigated its structural and convergent validity.<h4>Results and discussion</h4>The associations of positive time use with balanced time perspective, affect balance, satisfaction with life, sense of coherence, and self-reported satisfaction with time use indicate convergent and discriminant validity of the new measure. Positive time use partially explained the associations of balanced time perspective with subjective well-being and fully mediated the effects of future time perspective and time management on subjective well-being. We propose positive time use as a new model of temporal well-being, which brings together the notions of work-life balance, time efficiency, and time mastery in a single comprehensive framework, helping to inform the time management coaching interventions.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-06-23T03:20:47.157Z","creation":"2026-06-23T03:10:00.311Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10927010","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38469211"],"doi":["10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1087932"]}}