Why do some people focus their attention on thinking about the past? Why do others concentrate on present events and why do others think mainly about what is going to happen in the future? Previous research investigated the individual characteristics associated with a preferred temporal focus but the connection between the regulatory modes and the temporal foci have not yet been investigated. The present paper aims to address this issue by conducting a study with 259 participants. The results confirm the following hypotheses: 1) Individuals who are locomotion-oriented are focused on present and future dimensions. 2) Individuals who are assessment-oriented are focused on the past and tend to pay less attention to present events.
Perché alcune persone focalizzano i propri pensieri su quanto avvenuto in passato, altre si concentrano sugli accadimenti del presente, altre ancora pensano preminentemente a ciò che accadrà in futuro? In letteratura alcuni studi hanno tentato di individuare gli antecedenti disposizionali di un focus temporale, ma non è stata ancora indagata la relazione tra modi regolatori e foci temporali. Il presente contributo, condotto su un campione di 259 partecipanti, intende colmare tale lacuna. I risultati confermano le ipotesi circa 1) la tendenza degli individui con un orientamento alla locomotion a concentrarsi sul presente e sul futuro, 2) la tendenza degli individui con un orientamento all’assessment a focalizzarsi sul passato e a trascurare il presente.
Foci temporali e modi regolatori. Locomotion e assessment tra passato, presente e futuro
Barbieri, B.;
2014-01-01
Abstract
Why do some people focus their attention on thinking about the past? Why do others concentrate on present events and why do others think mainly about what is going to happen in the future? Previous research investigated the individual characteristics associated with a preferred temporal focus but the connection between the regulatory modes and the temporal foci have not yet been investigated. The present paper aims to address this issue by conducting a study with 259 participants. The results confirm the following hypotheses: 1) Individuals who are locomotion-oriented are focused on present and future dimensions. 2) Individuals who are assessment-oriented are focused on the past and tend to pay less attention to present events.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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