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Time Perspective and Perceived Social Isolation: The Role of Social Interaction Anxiety.

Stout ME, Medlin AR, Gupta R, Tsotsoros CE. Time Perspective and Perceived Social Isolation: The Role of Social Interaction Anxiety. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2024 Aug 31; 12(17).

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Abstract:

Time perspective is a theoretical construct that describes how humans perceive time, which can influence decision-making and subsequent behavior. Research has shown that an individual''s dominant time perspective can be linked to increased risk of poor health. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between time perspective and perceived social isolation. Specifically, we examined the role of social interaction anxiety in the relationship between time perspective and perceived social isolation in a normative sample of college-aged individuals. Undergraduates ( = 1780) at a large midwestern university completed an online survey. Results revealed that future-oriented, past-positive, and present-hedonistic time perspectives were significantly negatively associated with perceived social isolation. In contrast, past-negative was positively associated with perceived social isolation, and these relationships were partially explained by social interaction anxiety. Understanding dominant time perspectives can help us to better assess health risk factors and may help to develop interventions to promote healthy behaviors.




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