Variable Details

Available Studies

MAP, MARS, Clinical Core

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

timehoriz

Categories

Well-being

Time horizon
Perceived time horizon - Average of 6 items

Perceived time horizon is measured with 6 items.

Participants are asked to rate how each item applies to themselves using a 7-point Likert rating scale (see below). Items that are positively worded are flipped so that higher ratings on all items indicate a longer perceived time horizon. The total score is the mean of the item ratings, with a higher score indicating a longer perceived time horizon.

Participants are presented the following items:

Item no.ItemFlipped (f)
1Many opportunities await me in the future.(f)
2I expect that I will set new goals in the future.(f)
3I have the sense that time is running out.
4I can do anything I want in the future.(f)
5There are limited possibilities in my future.
6As I get older, I experience time as more limited.

Response choices for each item:

ResponseValueFlipped value
Strongly agree17
Agree26
Slightly agree35
Neither agree nor disagree44
Slightly disagree53
Disagree62
Strongly disagree71

Collected once: ROS and AACORE Longitudinal: MAP and MARS