Time attitudes profile stability and transitions. An exploratory study of adolescent health behaviours among high school students.

Autor/inn/en	McKay, Michael T.; Andretta, James R.; Cole, Jon C.; Konowalczyk, Svenja; Wells, Kevin E.; Worrell, Frank C.
Titel	Time attitudes profile stability and transitions. An exploratory study of adolescent health behaviours among high school students.
Quelle	In: Journal of adolescence, 69 (2018) December, S. 44-51 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971; 1095-9254
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.09.002
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Selbstwahrnehmung; Wohlbefinden; Lebenserwartung; Schüler; Gesundheitsverhalten; Zeit; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Purpose Time attitudes refer to individuals' feelings about the past, present, and future, and an increasing number of cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that positive time attitudes are significantly related to better health and well-being. We investigated time attitude profile membership and associated transitions longitudinally in United Kingdom-based adolescents, and assessed the relationship between time attitude profile development on health behaviours at + 21 months after the data collection involving time attitudes. Methods Participants were high school students (N = 1306; 41.8% female, Mage 12.5-14.5 years [waves 1-3]). The Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory - Time Attitudes Scale was employed to identify profiles, and a mover-stayer latent transition analysis was employed to examine developmental changes. Data were also gathered on sensation seeking, and a range of health indicators were assessed: Past week frequency of physical exercise, self-rated health, subjective life expectancy, lifetime cannabis and smoking, and dental attendance. Results Staying in a positive time attitude profile was related to higher subjective life expectancy, and less frequent use of cannabis and cigarettes (1.00 (= d (= 4.00). Further, moving to a positive profile predicted healthier outcomes for most health measures used. Conclusions Notwithstanding the limitation that health outcomes in the present study were distal, the present study bolstered a developing cross-sectional literature supporting the association between positive time attitudes and better health and well-being outcomes. Future longitudinal studies which assess measures concurrently are required. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2021/3