Liu Lulu, Dai Lijuan, Wang Ya
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Psych J. 2025 Apr;14(2):244-257. doi: 10.1002/pchj.819. Epub 2024 Dec 8.
Future thinking, mentally projecting oneself into future events, scenarios, and circumstances, is common in everyday life. However, no scale has been developed to explore the functions of future thinking in China. This study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the functions of future thinking scale (FoFTS). Based on a sample of 578 Chinese residents, confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the 10-factor structure of the Chinese version of FoFTS fit well. The reliability indexes across 10 factors were in an acceptable range. Acceptable convergent validity was reported considering its association with time perspective, future self-continuity, emotion regulation, and intertemporal decision-making. Additionally, the effect of age and the severity of emotional states on FoFTS were found. Overall, the Chinese FoFTS is a reliable and valid tool for examining the diverse purposes and roles of future thinking among Chinese adults, thereby enhancing the cross-cultural study of purposes for future thinking.
前瞻性思考，即将自己在脑海中投射到未来的事件、情景和环境中，在日常生活中很常见。然而，在中国尚未开发出用于探索前瞻性思考功能的量表。本研究旨在验证中文版的前瞻性思考功能量表（FoFTS）。基于578名中国居民的样本，验证性因素分析结果表明中文版FoFTS的十因素结构拟合良好。十个因素的信度指标均在可接受范围内。考虑到其与时间观、未来自我连续性、情绪调节和跨期决策的关联，报告了可接受的聚合效度。此外，还发现了年龄和情绪状态严重程度对FoFTS的影响。总体而言，中文版FoFTS是一种可靠且有效的工具，可用于检验中国成年人前瞻性思考的不同目的和作用，从而加强对前瞻性思考目的的跨文化研究。
