TY - JOUR
T1 - “Even a broken clock is right twice a day”: The case of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory
AU - McKay, Michael T.
AU - Worrell, Frank C.
AU - Perry, John L.
AU - Chishima, Yuta
AU - Zivkovic, Urška
AU - Mello, Zena R.
AU - Cole, Jon C.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - The number of ways in which Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) scores are operationalized has increased, and scores have begun to be used in clinical settings. A recent systematic review outlined how one operationalization, the deviation from a balanced time perspective (DBTP), was significantly associated with a range of outcomes. The review called for further investigation into the DBTP approach. Subsequently, a revised DBTP metric, the DBTP-R has been suggested. Using data from British, American, Japanese, and Slovenian samples, we asked several questions in the current study. First, we examined the structural validity of ZTPI scores using both traditional and auto-regressive approaches to see if context affects scoring. Consistent with the extant literature, results revealed serious problems with overall model fit for ZTPI scores. Then, we investigated the relationship between the DBTP and DBTP-R operationalizations of ZTPI scores and scores on a range of criterion variables. Although, broadly speaking, a DBTP score was significantly related to a range of other measures (adjusted for age and sex), results varied by sample and by outcome. DBTP-R models explained slightly more variance than DBTP models, and standardized beta values suggested that DBTP-R scores relate to criterion variables slightly more strongly than DBTP scores.
AB - The number of ways in which Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) scores are operationalized has increased, and scores have begun to be used in clinical settings. A recent systematic review outlined how one operationalization, the deviation from a balanced time perspective (DBTP), was significantly associated with a range of outcomes. The review called for further investigation into the DBTP approach. Subsequently, a revised DBTP metric, the DBTP-R has been suggested. Using data from British, American, Japanese, and Slovenian samples, we asked several questions in the current study. First, we examined the structural validity of ZTPI scores using both traditional and auto-regressive approaches to see if context affects scoring. Consistent with the extant literature, results revealed serious problems with overall model fit for ZTPI scores. Then, we investigated the relationship between the DBTP and DBTP-R operationalizations of ZTPI scores and scores on a range of criterion variables. Although, broadly speaking, a DBTP score was significantly related to a range of other measures (adjusted for age and sex), results varied by sample and by outcome. DBTP-R models explained slightly more variance than DBTP models, and standardized beta values suggested that DBTP-R scores relate to criterion variables slightly more strongly than DBTP scores.
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory
KW - Autoregressive CFA
KW - Life satisfaction
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85113388665&doi=10.1016%2fj.paid.2021.111157&partnerID=40&md5=d9636dafb0516867a790afaf00e78c52
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111157
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111157
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 184
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
M1 - 111157
ER -