Abstract
Life satisfaction refers to one’s assessment of life in general. Low life satisfaction leads to negative impacts to a person’s mental health condition. This study identified and analyzed the relationship between the future time perspective and life satisfaction through hope in 567 state high school students in Semarang City. Data were collected using the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Synder Hope Scale (SHS) and Future Time Perspective Scale (FTPS). The results of the analysis showed that hope fully mediated the relationship between future time perspective and students’ life satisfaction. This study found that students with good future perspective were satisfied with life because they were able to make route in achieving their goals. The results of this study can be used as insights in counseling intervention and for further research.
Highlights
Life satisfaction is a cognitive component of subjective well-being that relates to one’s global evaluation of the quality of life
Regarding the background as stated above, this study examined the contribution of hope in intervening the relationship between the future time perspective and life satisfaction among high school students
The results of this study are expected to generalize the contribution of hope in mediating the future time perspective and life satisfaction of students
Summary
Life satisfaction is a cognitive component of subjective well-being that relates to one’s global evaluation of the quality of life. The future time perspective involves a goal-based cognitive motivational process (Lens, 1986) as well as hope (Synder et al, 2003), which works through perceptions of what is considered valuable or future goals. Both constructs represent relatively stable general expectations about the future, which difference only lies in how they influence behavior. It allows individuals to better understand how their involvement in the present tasks relates to the achievement of desired future goals (Hejazi et al, 2011) This perspective makes present experience meaningful that it leads to greater life satisfaction. The results of this study are expected to generalize the contribution of hope in mediating the future time perspective and life satisfaction of students
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