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Deviations from a balanced time perspective in late adulthood: Associations with current g and g in youth

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  • Rönnlund, Michael
  • Carelli, Maria Grazia

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This study investigated relations between general cognitive ability (g) and aspects of time perspective, i.e. habitual ways of relating to the past, present, and future, in a sample of older adults (60–90 years, N = 438). In main focus was a measure of deviations from a balanced time perspective (DBTP), reflecting the differences between proposed ideal and observed score profile on the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (S-ZTPI). A current g factor reflecting four cognitive markers was negatively related to DBTP (β = −0.31), with a higher estimate (β = −0.40) for a latent DBTP factor. For a subset of male participants (n = 129), cognitive test score from age 18 were retrieved. In that sample the g factor in youth predicted DBTP scores obtained around 52 years later (β = −0.31, p < .01) nearly as well as current g (β = −0.39). In line with prior studies, the Present Fatalistic dimension was a main source of the covariation of g and DBTP, but deviation scores for each of the three temporal frames (past, present, future) were significantly associated with g as well. Variations in recent stress did not account for these associations. Multi-group latent level analyses revealed a magnified g-DBTP association in old-old age (β = −0.57 and β = −0.81 in the old-old group for a latent DBTP factor), with a similar pattern for Present Fatalistic and Past Negative. Together, the results demonstrate a substantial association between g and time perspective in late adulthood, a relationship that may have been established early as judged from a relation to the age 18 g factor. A magnified association in in old-old age might reflect a more noticeable impact of age-related cognitive deficits on everyday functioning and thereby aspects of time perspective (e.g. increase present fatalism). Impairments in cognitive processes that allow for a flexible shift between temporal frames could also be factor, something which needs to be evaluated in future studies.

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  • Rönnlund, Michael & Carelli, Maria Grazia, 2018. "Deviations from a balanced time perspective in late adulthood: Associations with current g and g in youth," Intelligence, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 8-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intell:v:71:y:2018:i:c:p:8-16
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.09.002
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