The relationship between time attitudes profiles and self-efficacy, sensation seeking, and alcohol use: An exploratory study



McKay, Michael T, Percy, Andrew, Cole, Jon C, Worrell, Frank C and Andretta, James R
(2016) The relationship between time attitudes profiles and self-efficacy, sensation seeking, and alcohol use: An exploratory study. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 97. pp. 203-209.

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Abstract

A growing body of research has begun to report on time attitudes which specifically refers to an individual's emotional and evaluative feelings toward the past, the present, and the future. The present study used data from the first wave of a longitudinal cohort study in the United Kingdom. Sample 1 consisted of 1580 adolescents (40% female, 1.7% unreported) in Northern Ireland, while Sample 2 consisted of 813 adolescents (46.7% female, 1.4% unreported) in Scotland. Five similar time attitudes profiles emerged in both countries, with one additional "balanced" profile in Scotland. Results show that there were no substantive differences between profiles in terms of socio-demographic indicators. However, in respect of academic, social and emotional self-efficacy, best results were observed for those with Positive, Ambivalent, and Balanced profiles, with the reverse true for those with Negative, Past Negative, and Pessimistic profiles. Positives were also less likely to report using alcohol.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitudes, Scale, Time attitudes profiles, Self-efficacy, Sensation seeking, Alcohol
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 01 Jul 2016 10:37
Last Modified: 08 Aug 2023 01:58
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.060
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001962