title: While We Wait for Life, Life Passes: The Time Metaphors Questionnaire-Short Form.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to develop a short version of the Time Metaphors Questionnaire (TMQ; Sobol-Kwapinska & Nosal, 2009 ). The original TMQ consists of 95 items and was designed to measure time conceiving. Because completing the TMQ is very time-consuming, this research develops a short form of this questionnaire-Time Metaphors Questionnaire-Short Form (TMQ-SF). A sample of 990 Polish adults completed the TMQ. One-half of the sample was used to construct the TMQ-SF by selecting items based on the exploratory factor analysis. The other half of the sample was used to cross-validate the factorial structure of the TMQ-SF by means of confirmatory factor analysis. The TMQ-SF presented high internal consistency and a clear three-factor structure. The convergent and discriminant validity were assessed based on comparison with the Big Five factors of personality, satisfaction with life, positive and negative affect, time perspective, and mindfulness.
authors.affiliation: a Catholic University of Lublin.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobol-Kwapinska
authors.affiliation: a Catholic University of Lublin.
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Przepiorka
authors.affiliation: a Catholic University of Lublin.
authors.forename: Czeslaw
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nosal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D008297:Male; D019365:Metaphor; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011044:Poland; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013998:Time Perception; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Emotion; individual differences; personality; testing/test design