Health Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Ann Behav Med. 2012 Apr;43(2):208-18. doi: 10.1007/s12160-011-9312-y.
Limitations in perceived lifetime can undermine long-term goal striving. Planning is supposed to translate intentions into health behaviors and to operate as a compensatory strategy to overcome goal striving deficits associated with a limited time perspective.
Two longitudinal studies were conducted examining the compensatory role of planning: an online survey on fruit and vegetable consumption (N = 909; 16-78 years; follow-up at 4 months) and a questionnaire study on physical exercise in older adults (N = 289; 60-95 years, over a half-year period).
Intentions, planning, and behavior were measured in a behavior-specific, future time perspective in a generic manner.
Planning mediated between intentions and both health behaviors. Time perspective operated as a moderator, indicating that in individuals with a more limited time perspective, a stronger effect of planning on health behaviors emerged.
Planning as a self-regulatory strategy may compensate for a limited time perspective.
对寿命的认知局限可能会破坏长期目标的追求。计划应该将意图转化为健康行为，并作为一种补偿策略，以克服与有限时间视角相关的目标追求不足。
进行了两项纵向研究，以检验计划的补偿作用：一项关于水果和蔬菜消费的在线调查（N=909；16-78 岁；4 个月后随访）和一项关于老年人体育锻炼的问卷调查研究（N=289；60-95 岁，半年多时间）。
在通用的、特定行为的未来时间视角中测量意图、计划和行为。
计划在意图和两种健康行为之间起中介作用。时间视角作为一个调节变量起作用，表明在时间视角更局限的个体中，计划对健康行为的影响更强。
计划作为一种自我调节策略，可以弥补时间视角的局限性。
