TY - JOUR
T1 - Further evidence for the domain specificity of Consideration of Future Consequences in adolescents and University students
AU - McKay, Michael T.
AU - Perry, John L.
AU - Cole, Jon C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Within the study of temporal psychology, researchers have classified individuals as ‘past’ ‘present’ or ‘future’ depending on how they respond to items in a variety of scales. This labelling implicitly assumes that if an individual is ‘future’ they are equally ‘future’ in all domains of life. However, emerging research has suggested that orientation to the future might be domain-specific. Building on previous research with adolescents only, we used an adolescent (N = 243) sample, and a University (N = 173) sample to further examine the psychometric validity, internal consistency, and construct validity of the Domain Specific Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) Scale. Results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed acceptable validity and internal consistency for scale scores. Domain specificity was demonstrated via correlations between Domain Specific CFC scores and scores on other future-orientated constructs. Endorsing self-reported behavior in each domain was also associated with significantly higher scores on Domain Specific CFC factors, in models adjusted for future temporal focus score, subjective life expectancy, and both gender, and sample. With evidence emerging for the domain specificity of CFC scores, it may be time for this literature to examine domain specificity in all constructs.
AB - Within the study of temporal psychology, researchers have classified individuals as ‘past’ ‘present’ or ‘future’ depending on how they respond to items in a variety of scales. This labelling implicitly assumes that if an individual is ‘future’ they are equally ‘future’ in all domains of life. However, emerging research has suggested that orientation to the future might be domain-specific. Building on previous research with adolescents only, we used an adolescent (N = 243) sample, and a University (N = 173) sample to further examine the psychometric validity, internal consistency, and construct validity of the Domain Specific Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) Scale. Results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed acceptable validity and internal consistency for scale scores. Domain specificity was demonstrated via correlations between Domain Specific CFC scores and scores on other future-orientated constructs. Endorsing self-reported behavior in each domain was also associated with significantly higher scores on Domain Specific CFC factors, in models adjusted for future temporal focus score, subjective life expectancy, and both gender, and sample. With evidence emerging for the domain specificity of CFC scores, it may be time for this literature to examine domain specificity in all constructs.
KW - Consideration of Future Consequences
KW - Domain specific
KW - Temporal focus
KW - Time attitudes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.032
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.02.032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042461466
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 128
SP - 127
EP - 132
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -