scholarly journals COVID-Related Perceptions of the Future and Well-Being Among Older Canadian Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 512-513
Author(s):  
Hua (Poppy) Huo ◽  
Lauren Hytman ◽  
Cara Ryan ◽  
Nicky Newton
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST; Carstensen, 1993) posits that time horizons - or Future Time Perspective (FTP) - change with age and/or the priming of endings. Fung and Carstensen (2006) found that SARS-CoV in 2003 naturalistically primed fragility, with consequences for both FTP and well-being. The current SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic provides a similar context: During the early months of COVID-19, age and time horizon were related to greater emotional well-being for American adults (Carstensen et al., 2020); Dozois (2020) found that, for Canadian adults, anxiety and depression rose. The current study examines relationships between FTP, COVID-19 impact, and psychological well-being in older Canadian women (N = 190; Mage = 70.38). We found that COVID-19 impact and FTP were both related to well-being; additionally, COVID-19 impact moderated the relationship between FTP and well-being. The complexity of what remains or becomes increasingly important for older women during a global health crisis is discussed.

scholarly journals Future Time Perspective

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Wen Liao ◽  
Laura L. Carstensen
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Subjective Time ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Abstract. The articles in the present volume enhance the understanding of the role of perceived time in human development. Together, they point to the multifaceted nature of perceived future time and the associations different aspects of time have with goals, preferences, and well-being. Specifically, the articles showcase antecedents and consequences of perceived time left in life, consider ways to optimize measurement of future time horizons, and advance novel questions about the neural correlates of domain-specific aspects of subjective time. Findings are considered within the framework of socioemotional selectivity theory. Future directions for research on time horizons are discussed.

Different Future Time Perspectives Interplay in Predicting Life Satisfaction

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjie Lu ◽  
Angel Y. Li ◽  
Helene H. Fung ◽  
Klaus Rothermund ◽  
Frieder R. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Time Perspectives ◽  
Time Extension ◽  
Future Self ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. This study addresses prior mixed findings on the relationship between future time perspective (FTP) and well-being as well as examines the associations between three aspects of FTP and life satisfaction in the health and friendship domains. 159 Germans, 97 US Americans, and 240 Hong Kong Chinese, aged 19–86 years, completed a survey on future self-views (valence) and life satisfaction. They also reported the extent to which they perceived future time as expanded vs. limited (time extension) and meaningful (openness). Findings revealed that individuals with more positive future self-views had higher satisfaction. However, those who perceived their future as more meaningful or perceived more time in their future reported higher satisfaction even when future self-views were less positive.

Future Time Perspective as an Operationalization of Existential Concerns Related to Time

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782094506
Author(s):  
David E. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Existential Psychology ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Existential Perspective ◽  
Existential Concerns

Psychologists and other clinical therapists often focus on the psychological processes that result from the fact that human beings will one day die, not death anxiety/afterlife anxiety itself. Nevertheless, existential concerns are death concerns, and any anxiety associated with death should be understood through that lens—as resulting from concerns about death. Understanding how one views the amount of time left to live, and how this perception influences motives, goal cognitions, mood, and well-being, is of great importance from a humanistic–existential perspective. Socioemotional selectivity theory and the concept of future time perspective (FTP) capture these phenomena and have the potential to operationalize perspectives of time constraints within existential psychology. The present work attempts to show how FTP may be used to operationalize the problem of time from an existential perspective, specifically targeting the existential themes of death, meaning, isolation, and freedom. Clinical implications of considering FTP as an existential construct are discussed, as are limitations and future directions.

scholarly journals Gene-Environment Covariance as a Mechanism of Declines in Openness in Late Adulthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 462-462
Author(s):  
Christopher Beam ◽  
Emily Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Gene Environment ◽  
Family Gene ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract We previously demonstrated that openness to experience declines with age and these declines correlate with mortality risk. We posited that decline in openness was related to change in behavior in relation to a change in future time perspective, defined here as dynamic changes in scope of time that influence persons’ behavior. This idea, based on Baltes’ selection, optimization, and compensation theory of lifespan development, suggests that with foreshortened time horizons individuals adapt their behavior leading to lesser engagement in novel experiences and relationships. The current study examined the genetically informed mechanisms underpinning the relationship between openness and mortality. Using identical and fraternal twins from the Swedish Adoption Twin Study of Aging (SATSA), we examined whether twins further from death nonrandomly select environments that maintain their openness scores while their co-twins nearer to death nonrandomly select environments that contribute to declines in openness. Using a sample of 822 twin pairs, we estimated a genetically-informed longitudinal model that quantified time-varying effects of twins’ openness scores at time t-1 on latent nonshared environmental scores at time t. The model generates within-family gene-environment correlation, a statistical coefficient that quantifies the genetic basis for nonrandom exposure to environments. Results suggest significant time-varying correlations between twins’ openness scores and their unique environments as well as increasing gene-environment correlation over time. Findings are consistent with the view that environments can support and reinforce maintenance of or declines in openness depending on the length of persons’ time horizons.

scholarly journals Socio-emotional selectivity in elderly and old age as a factor of subjective well-being

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Melehin
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Somatic Disorders

The article shows that the presence of social support, сonfidant network is associated with positive subjective well-being in elderly (55 - 74 years) and old age (75-90 years). However, certain types of social interaction can be considered as predictors of affective disorders and chronic somatic disorders in later ages as in normal aging and in neurodegenerative disorders. The purpose of this article is to familiarize professionals in the mental health of people of later ages with the theory of socio-emotional selectivity (Socioemotional Selectivity Theory) L.L. Carstensen, who makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the specificity and mechanisms of selection in social interaction in elderly and old age. Central mechanisms of socio-emotional selection in the later ages are the awareness of time and limited future time perspective, which enhances the awareness of mortality.

Work-family enrichment and well-being: the role of occupational future time perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 542-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Henry ◽  
Donatienne Desmette
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose In the context of workforce aging, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of occupational future time perspective (OFTP) in the relationship between work–family enrichment (WF-E) and two well-being outcomes (i.e. work engagement and emotional exhaustion). In addition, the moderating role of age on the relationship between WF-E and OFTP, and consequently, on the indirect effects of WF-E on work engagement and emotional exhaustion through OFTP, will be examined. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional survey research (n=263) was conducted in a public sector company in Belgium. Structural equation modeling and bootstrap analyses were performed to investigate the hypothesized relationships. Findings The dimension “remaining opportunities” of OFTP mediated the positive relationship between WFE and work engagement, and the negative relationship between WFE and emotional exhaustion. Chronological age moderated the positive relationship between WFE and the dimension “remaining time” of OFTP, with stronger effects among older workers. Research limitations/implications This research has confirmed that OFTP is influenced by WFE and that WFE matters, especially for older workers. Future research should continue to study the effects of the work–family interface on older workers. Practical implications Age management practices should take WFE into consideration when managing an aging workforce. In particular, older workers may benefit from WFE to increase their perception of remaining opportunities at work, which, in turn, increase well-being. Originality/value This study contributes evidence for the role of personal resources (i.e. remaining opportunities) in the relationship between WF-E and well-being at work.

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