Time perspective and attitude‐behaviour consistency in future‐oriented behaviours
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 49 (1), 69-89
- https://doi.org/10.1348/014466608x401875
Abstract
The authors propose that the salience of a distant-future time perspective, compared to a near-future time perspective, should increase attitude-behaviour and attitude-intention consistency for future-oriented behaviours. To test this prediction, time perspective was experimentally manipulated in three studies. Across studies, participants in the distant-future time perspective condition demonstrated a strong positive relationship between attitudes towards future-oriented behaviours (saving and environmental protection) and corresponding intentions, as well as between attitudes and behaviour. In the near-future time perspective condition, the relationship between attitudes and intentions and attitudes and behaviour was significantly weaker than in the distant-future time perspective condition. The theoretical implications of these results and suggestions for future research are discussed.Keywords
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