A Global Look at Time: A 24-Country Study of the Equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. (30th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sircova, Anna; van de Vijver, Fons J. R.; Osin, Evgeny; Milfont, Taciano L.; Fieulaine, Nicolas; Kislali-Erginbilgic, Altinay; Zimbardo, Philip G.; Djarallah, Slimane; Chorfi, Mohamed Seghir; Leite, Umbelina do Rego; Lin, Hui; Lv, Houchao; Bunjevac, Tomislav; Tomaš, Tena; Punek, Jasmina; Vrlec, Anica; Matić, Jelena; Bokulić, Marko; Klicperová-Baker, Martina; Koštʹ ál, Jaroslav; Seema, Riin; Baltin, Arno; Apostolidis, Themistoklis; Pediaditakis, Daphne; Griva, Fay; Anagnostopoulos, Fotios; Carmi, Nurit; Goroshit, Marina; Peri, Martina; Shimojima, Yumi; Sato, Koichi; Ochi, Keita; Kairys, Antanas; Liniauskaite, Audrone; Corral-Verdugo, Víctor; Przepiorka, Aneta; Blachnio, Agata; Ortuño, Victor E. C.; Gamboa, Vítor; Mitina, Olga; Semyenova, Nadezhda; Gerasimova, Valentina; Rawski (Nepryakho), Tatiana; Kuleshova, Ekaterina; Polskaya, Natalia; Tulinov, Nikolaj; Romanko, Isabella; Semina, Yulia; Nikitina, Ekaterina; Yasnaya, Vera; Davydova, Irina; Utyasheva, Elsa; Emeliyanova, Irina; Ershova, Regina; Nedeljkovic, Jasmina; Morales, Juan Francisco Díaz; Carelli, Maria Grazia; Wiberg, Britt; Boniwell, Ilona; Linley, P. Alex; Boyd, John Nathan;
• Is Part Of: SAGE Open. Volume 4:Number 1(2014:Jan./Mar.)
• Publication Date: 2014-01-30
• Subjects: Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory -- ZTPI -- time perspective -- equivalence -- cross-cultural research; Social sciences -- Periodicals; 300.5
• DOI: 10.1177/2158244013515686
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2158-2440

Abstract

In this article, we assess the structural equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) across 26 samples from 24 countries ( N = 12, 200). The ZTPI is proven to be a valid and reliable index of individual differences in time perspective across five temporal categories: Past Negative, Past Positive, Present Fatalistic, Present Hedonistic, and Future. We obtained evidence for invariance of 36 items (out of 56) and also the five-factor structure of ZTPI across 23 countries. The short ZTPI scales are reliable for country-level analysis, whereas we recommend the use of the full scales for individual-level analysis. The short version of ZTPI will further promote integration of research in the time perspective domain in relation to many different psycho-social processes.