title: Future time perspective and positive health practices in young adults: an extension.
abstract: A sample of 69 young adults attending a public university responded to the Future Time Perspective Inventory, two subscales of the Time Experience Scales (Fast and Slow Tempo), and the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire in classroom settings. A statistically significant correlation (.52) was found between scores for future time perspective and the ratings for the practice of positive health behaviors in young adults. This correlation was larger than those previously found for middle and late adolescents. Scores on subscales of individual health practices and future time perspective indicated statistically significant correlations for five (.25 to .56) of the six subscales. Scores on neither Fast nor Slow Tempo were related to ratings of positive health practices or ratings on subscales measuring positive health practices.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102, USA.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mahon
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Yarcheski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yarcheski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013998:Time Perception