@article{a1645bb6d2c04b1898abf50f33e2cc51,
title = "Thinking about the past, present, and future: Time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults",
abstract = "We examined time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. Time perspective was measured with scales that assess relative orientations and relationships among the past, present, and future. Age effects were examined with standard analytic strategies to determine categorical differences between age groups and with new statistical techniques designed to show continuous age patterns. Findings indicated that (1) thinking about the future was greatest for adolescents and young adults and lowest for middle-aged and older adults, and thinking about the present increased across ages; (2) fewer adolescents and middle-aged participants perceived that the time periods were interrelated compared to younger and older adults; and (3) across ages, a greater emphasis towards the past compared to other time periods was associated with lower self-esteem, whereas emphasizing the present and the future jointly was associated with higher self-esteem.",
keywords = "adolescents, lifespan, middle-aged adults, older adults, self-esteem, time orientation, time perspective, time relation, young adults",
author = "Mello, {Zena R.} and Barber, {Sarah J.} and Vasilenko, {Sara A.} and Julie Chandler and Ryan Howell",
note = "Funding Information: This project was partially supported by funds provided by The Regents of the University of California, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Grant T31IP1855. The opinions, findings, and conclusions herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of The Regents of the University of California or any of its programmes. The project described was supported in part by Award Number P50 DA039838 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: This project was partially supported by funds provided by The Regents of the University of California, Tobacco‐Related Disease Research Program, Grant T31IP1855. The opinions, findings, and conclusions herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of The Regents of the University of California or any of its programmes. The project described was supported in part by Award Number P50 DA039838 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The British Psychological Society.",
year = "2022",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1111/bjdp.12393",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "92--111",
journal = "British Journal of Developmental Psychology",
issn = "0261-510X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}