Beyond time management: How the latest research on time perspective and perceived time use can assist clients with time-related concerns
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In this article questions such as "What is a good use of time?" and "How can one's relationship with time contribute to their well-being?" are raised and discussed with regard to empirical research on various aspects of psychology of time. In the fist part of the paper, the construct of time perspective is considered. It is argued that a balanced time perspective is associated with the highest levels of well-being. The second part draws on qualitative and quantitative research and addresses the concept of perceived time use. Four factors, are shown to play a major role in how people spend their time and how happy they feel with it: liking what one does and perceiving it as worthwhile, balance, responsibility and achievement, and time anxiety and lack of control. The last part of the paper considers practical implications of psychology of time for coaches and other professionals.
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Time-balance scores related more strongly to life satisfaction, positive affect, family/work satisfaction, and lower negative affect than any single time orientation did.
“This index of time balance demonstrated stronger positive relations with life satisfaction, positive affect, and satisfaction with family and work, and inverse relations with negative affect than any of the specific time orientations (Boniwell, 2005).”
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The Balanced Time Perspective section (p. 6) reports that balanced time perspective correlates more strongly with life satisfaction than any individual orientation. But Table 1 shows a weaker positive-affect correlation for balance (.307) than for present hedonism (.375), and a weaker negative-affect correlation in magnitude (-.436) than for past negative orientation (-.484). The table does not report satisfaction with family or work. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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- Authors
- Boniwell, I.
- Affiliations
- The Open University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Boniwell, Ilona
- ORCID
- Boniwell, Ilona
- Venue
- International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2005-11
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 61-74
- ISSN
- 1741-8305 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W94767707
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 0.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International journal of evidence based coaching and mentoring (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- UEL Research Repository (University of East London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- UEL Research Repository (University of East London) (submittedVersion)
- Radar (Oxford Brookes University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Keywords
- time perspective, psychology of time, well-being, time management, time balance
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