title: Relation of functioning with beliefs about coping, and future time perspective.
abstract: 51 college students were administered the Reasons for Living Inventory, Zimbardo's Time Perspective Inventory, and the Environmental Deprivation Scale-Questionnaire. Pearson product-moment correlations indicated that those functioning well (low scores on the Environmental Deprivation Scale-Questionnaire) tended to have high scores on the future subscale of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (r = -.45, p < .001). There were no significant correlations with the Reasons for Living Inventory's total score or its Survival and Coping Beliefs subscale (rs = .01 and .05, respectively). The results suggest the use of multidimensional cognitive and behavioral data to guide intervention to improve one's level of functioning. A limitation of the study is the small number of participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Auburn University Montgomery, AL 36124-4023, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chubick
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Witherspoon
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chaffin
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors