Whose Time Flies: Meaning in Life Influences Time Awareness

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作者
Zheng, Xiaobing [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Wenjing [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social & Behav Sci, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Wuhan Univ, Sch Philosophy, Dept Psychol, 299 Bayi Rd, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
关键词
Meaning in life; Time awareness; Affect; Achievement motivation; Socioemotional selectivity theory; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVES; NEGATIVE AFFECT; POSITIVE MOOD; EVERYDAY LIFE; EXPERIENCE; PERSPECTIVE; EMOTION; PASSAGE;
D O I
10.1007/s10804-020-09347-z
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study is to systematically investigate the individual-differences factors related to time awareness in everyday life. Three hundred and nine individuals in China, from 14- to 75-year old, were sampled to complete a questionnaire that consists of instruments measuring time awareness, meaning in life, achievement motivation, affective state and perceived remaining lifetime. The results showed that meaning in life positively predicted present passage-of-time judgment but not retrospective passage-of-time judgment. Meaning in life mediated the effects of achievement motivation and affective state on present passage-of-time judgment. Moreover, perceived remaining lifetime played a role in the associations by moderating the effect of achievement motivation on meaning in life. The findings aligned with socioemotional selectivity theory, which explains that people shift from knowledge-related goals to emotion-related goals as the end of life becomes imminent.
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页码:249 / 257
页数:9
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