Rohr Margund K, John Dennis T, Fung Helene H, Lang Frieder R
Institute of Psychology, University of Leipzig.
Institute of Psychogerontology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Psychol Aging. 2017 Nov;32(7):597-607. doi: 10.1037/pag0000191.
Although extensive findings underscore the relevance of future time perspective (FTP) in the process of aging, the assumption of FTP as a unifactorial construct has been challenged. The present study explores the factorial structure of the FTP scale (Carstensen & Lang, 1996) as one of the most widely used measures (Ntotal = 2,170). Results support that FTP reflects a higher-order construct that consists of 3 interrelated components-Opportunity, Extension, and Constraint. It is suggested that the flexible usage of the FTP scale as an all compassing 10-item measure or with focus on specific components depends on the concrete research question. (PsycINFO Database Record
尽管大量研究结果强调了未来时间观（FTP）在衰老过程中的相关性，但将FTP视为单因素结构的假设受到了挑战。本研究探讨了FTP量表（卡斯滕森和朗，1996）的因子结构，该量表是使用最广泛的测量方法之一（样本总量N = 2170）。结果支持FTP反映了一个高阶结构，该结构由3个相互关联的成分组成——机会、延伸和限制。建议根据具体研究问题灵活使用FTP量表，既可以作为一个包含10个项目的综合测量方法，也可以侧重于特定成分。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》 ）
