Comparing Three Methods to Measure a Balanced Time Perspective: The Relationship Between a Balanced Time Perspective and Subjective Well-Being

Jia Zhang (), Ryan Howell () and Maciej Stolarski

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013, vol. 14, issue 1, 169-184

Abstract: The goals of this study were to determine the relations between having a balanced time perspective (BTP) with various measures of subjective well-being (SWB) and to test how various operationalizations of a BTP might impact the relation between having a BTP and SWB. We operationalized a balanced time perspective using: (a) Drake et al.’s Time Soc 17(1):47–61, ( 2008 ) cut-off-point method, (b) Boniwell et al.’s J Posit Psychol 5(1):24–40, ( 2010 ) suggestion of using a hierarchical cluster analysis, and (c) a deviation from a balanced time perspective (DBTP; Stolarski et al. Time Soc, 2011 ). The results demonstrated that having a BTP is related to increased satisfaction with life, happiness, positive affect, psychological need satisfaction, self-determination, vitality, and gratitude as well as decreased negative affect. Also, the DBTP was the best predictor of SWB. We discuss why individuals with a BTP are likely to be happier in life. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013

Keywords: Time perspectives; Well-being; Subjective time; Happiness; Balanced time perspective (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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