Negative Life Events and Time Perspective Among Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Julie V. Chandler ◽  
Zena R. Mello
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
School Suspension ◽  
The Past ◽  
Running Away ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Negative Feelings

We examined negative life events and time perspective in adolescents. Negative life events were nonnormative experiences including school suspension, running away from home, or the death of a family member. Time perspective referred to thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future. We assessed multiple dimensions including orientations and positive and negative feelings about time. Participants were 790 adolescents and data were self-reported. Findings indicated that (a) adolescents who experienced the highest number of negative life events were oriented toward the past, whereas adolescents who experienced the fewest negative life events were oriented toward the three time periods equally, and (b) negative life events were positively associated with negative feelings and inversely associated with positive feelings about time.

The associations between family characteristics and depressive symptoms in older adults: a community-based survey in rural China

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1226-1234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Gong ◽  
Xiaopiao Wen ◽  
Chaoping Guan ◽  
Zhiqing Wang ◽  
Yuan Liang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Negative Life Event ◽  
The Past

ABSTRACTBackground: The aim of the current study was to investigate the associations between family characteristics and depressive symptoms, and provide new evidence and recommendations for prevention and intervention in the depressive symptoms of older adults.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey conducted door-to-door, utilizing a sample of 1,317 individuals aged 60 years and above in rural China. The five family characteristic variables recorded were: living with spouse, living with descendant, support of family members, self-reported family economic status in the previous year, and family-related negative life events that occurred anytime in the past with a continuous psychological effect during the past 12 months. Gender, age, years of schooling, and self-rated physical health status were taken as potential confounders. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine independent effects on depressive symptoms.Results: In addition to the potential confounders, only family-related negative life events, support of family members, and self-reported family economic status had significant effects on depressive symptoms in older adults. Experiencing a family-related negative life event was the most significant variable (OR = 11.70, 95% CI: 7.72–17.73), the second was support of family members (OR = 6.93, 95% CI: 3.26–14.70), while family economic status was less important than support of family members (OR = 2.38, 95% CI: 1.08–5.25).Conclusion: This study, from the perspective of family characteristics on depressive symptoms in older adults, showed a strong correlation between being exposed to harmful family environments and depressive symptoms among the elderly. Efforts to address family risk factors and strengthen family cohesiveness deserve a higher priority, given the importance of these factors, compared with other efforts such as promoting economic development.

For better or worse: Negative life events and sibling relationships

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke Voorpostel ◽  
Tanja van der Lippe ◽  
Henk Flap
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Negative Life Event ◽  
Financial Problems ◽  
Life Event ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Law

Using Dutch data ( N = 6630), this article examines how sibling relationships (including full biological, half- and adopted siblings) differed for persons who experienced a negative life event (divorce, physical illness, psychological problems, addiction, problems with the law, victimization of abuse or financial problems) and those who did not. Results showed that people who experienced serious negative life events in the past often had less active, less supportive and more strained sibling ties. The group that experienced a physical illness formed an exception, showing more supportive and active sibling ties, but also higher levels of conflict. Results suggest inequality between persons who have experienced negative life events and those who have not in terms of access to positive and supportive sibling relationships.

Remembering Positive and Negative Life Events

GeroPsych ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja K. Leist ◽  
Dieter Ferring ◽  
Sigrun-Heide Filipp
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Reminiscence Bump ◽  
Positive Life Events

We examined distributions of remembered negative and positive life events across the lifespan in a sample of adults in middle and old age. Distributions of positive, but not negative, life events showed a significant reminiscence bump, replicating earlier findings. Gender differences occurred with respect to distribution of memories of positive life events of the first four decades of life. Furthermore, we found substantial associations of number and valence of remembered life events with future time perspective and functions of autobiographical memory to create meaning, which remained significant after controlling for age and health. The number and valence of negative and positive life events across the lifespan reflect, to a certain extent, the age and time perspective of the remembering individual.

scholarly journals Features of the Time Perspective in Adolescents with Health Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Trofimova ◽  
Galina Geranyushkina ◽  
Svetlana Malakhayeva
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Future Activity ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Normal Health

The time prospective can be described as relation of a human being to his personal past, present and future. The time prospective determines the level of personal psychological health exercising influence upon self-efficiency of the human being, his readiness to overcome difficulties. A constructive solution of the identity crisis in adolescent age is not possible without understanding the dynamic changes and their connection with life events during various time periods. Solution of self-determination tasks, including those in terms of professional becoming presupposes the skills of setting prospective goals and of planning real steps in their implementation. The article examines the differences of perceiving time with the adolescents with health disabilities and the adolescents having normal health indicators. It analyses the inter-time ties, the order of priorities in time setups, the calendar periods of time prospective, the positive and negative motivational objects. The characteristics of adolescents with health disabilities depends on various indicators, and the determining indicator is the health defect which specifies the dependence of the individuals present and future activity.

scholarly journals Depressive symptoms and time perspective in older adults: associations beyond personality and negative life events

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1674-1683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Åström ◽  
Michael Rönnlund ◽  
Rolf Adolfsson ◽  
Maria Grazia Carelli
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Negative Life Events

scholarly journals EFL Learners’ Language-Specific Time Attitudes

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid N. Al-Amri
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Time Attitudes ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Negative Feelings

The present study investigated the time attitudes (TAs) of EFL learners and their willingness and preference to share their TAs with peers and EFL instructors. Limited research has explored willingness and preference to share their TAs —a distinct and meaningful part of their temporal perspective that encompasses their positive and negative feelings about the past, present, and future experiences of English language learning. Participants were 229 students of technical and administrative diploma programmes at a Saudi industrial college in the western region of the country. Data were collected through questionnaires. Findings indicated that (1) students’ responses differed mostly on feelings about the past; (2) participants are more willing to share their feelings with peers than with instructors; (3) students are more willing to share with both peers and instructors their combined past, present, and future experiences; (4) students prefer to share their feelings about their present experiences with peers and instructors compared to their past or future experiences; (5) students prefer to share with peers both negative and positive feelings about their past, present, and future experiences; and (6) students prefer to share only negative feelings with instructors.

scholarly journals EFL Learners’ Language-Specific Time Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Majid N. Al-Amri
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Time Attitudes ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Negative Feelings

The present study investigated the time attitudes (TAs) of EFL learners and their willingness and preference to share their TAs with peers and EFL instructors. Limited research has explored willingness and preference to share their TAs —a distinct and meaningful part of their temporal perspective that encompasses their positive and negative feelings about the past, present, and future experiences of English language learning. Participants were 229 students of technical and administrative diploma programmes at a Saudi industrial college in the western region of the country. Data were collected through questionnaires. Findings indicated that (1) students’ responses differed mostly on feelings about the past; (2) participants are more willing to share their feelings with peers than with instructors; (3) students are more willing to share with both peers and instructors their combined past, present, and future experiences; (4) students prefer to share their feelings about their present experiences with peers and instructors compared to their past or future experiences; (5) students prefer to share with peers both negative and positive feelings about their past, present, and future experiences; and (6) students prefer to share only negative feelings with instructors.

Sharing the past and future among adolescents and their parents

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiaki Shirai ◽  
Atsuko Higata
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Time Perspectives ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

This study explored how sharing past and future life events among late adolescents and their parents influenced the quality of their own time perspectives. Triads ( N =104) of female students and their parents described three important life events from their past and future. The results showed that adolescents who shared past and future life events predicted a positive impact on their time perspective, whereas parents displayed a more complex dynamism that included the impact of sharing the past on the future and vice versa. It is suggested that the impact of sharing past and future life events varies according to the age group.

Negative Life Events Associated With Deliberate Self-Harm in an African Population in Uganda

Crisis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kinyanda ◽  
H. Hjelmeland ◽  
S. Musisi
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Suicide Interventions

Abstract. Negative life events associated with deliberate self-harm (DSH) were investigated in an African context in Uganda. Patients admitted at three general hospitals in Kampala, Uganda were interviewed using a Luganda version (predominant language in the study area) of the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule I. The results of the life events and histories module are reported in this paper. The categories of negative life events in childhood that were significantly associated with DSH included those related to parents, significant others, personal events, and the total negative life events load in childhood. For the later-life time period, the negative life events load in the partner category and the total negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. In the last-year time period, the negative life events load related to personal events and the total number of negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. A statistically significant difference between the cases and controls for the total number of negative life events reported over the entire lifetime of the respondents was also observed, which suggests a dose effect of negative life events on DSH. Gender differences were also observed among the cases. In conclusion, life events appear to be an important factor in DSH in this cultural environment. The implication of these results for treatment and the future development of suicide interventions in this country are discussed.

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