Time since birth and time left to live: opposing forces in constructing psychological wellbeing
Time since birth and time left to live: opposing forces in constructing psychological wellbeing
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x13000032
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发表时间：
2014-08-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Bluck, Susan
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作者：
Demiray, Burcu;Bluck, Susan
衰老，顾名思义，就是生命周期的变化。本研究以发展心理学，特别是寿命发展理论为基础，探讨了可能影响成年期心理健康的两个与时间相关的因素。特别是，实际年龄和感知的剩余生活时间（即未来时间的观点）被预测为心理健康建设中的对立力量。年轻人（N=285, 19-29岁）和中年人（N=135, 47-64岁）自我报告了他们目前的心理健康状况（跨越六个维度）和他们对未来时间的看法。正如预测的那样，中介分析表明，较高的实足年龄（处于中年）水平，以及拥有更开放、更积极的未来时间观，都与较高的心理健康有关。然而，请注意，中年与更有限和消极的未来时间观有关。因此，证实了我们的概念论点，虽然年龄和未来的观点都是一般意义上的时间度量，但分析表明，它们在心理健康的构建中是独特的，相反的力量。目前的研究表明，个人可以优化心理健康，只要他们对未来保持开放和积极的感觉。
Ageing, by definition, involves moving across lived time. Grounded in developmental psychology, particularly lifespan developmental theory, this study examines two time-related factors that may affect psychological wellbeing in adulthood. Particularly, chronological age and perceived time left to live (i.e. future time perspective) are predicted to act as opposing forces in the construction of psychological wellbeing. Young (N=285, 19-29 years) and middle-aged adults (N=135, 47-64 years) self-reported their current psychological wellbeing (across six dimensions) and their sense of future time perspective. As predicted, mediation analyses show that higher levels of chronological age (being in midlife), and having a more open-ended, positive future time perspective are both related to higher psychological wellbeing. Note, however, that being in midlife is related to a more limited and negative future time perspective. As such, confirming our conceptual argument, while both age and future perspective are measures of time in a general sense, analyses show that they act as unique, opposing forces in the construction of psychological wellbeing. The current research suggests that individuals can optimise psychological wellbeing to the extent that they maintain an open-ended and positive sense of the future.