Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore future time perspective and the reduction in motivation among recreation department students in Turkey. A cross-sectional method was used in the study. The study sample consisted of 258 recreation department students from two different universities. In order to collect data, Turkish versions of Husman and Shell (2008)’s “Future Time Perspective Scale” and Beck, Weissman, Lester, and Trexler (1974)’s “Hopelessness Scale” were used. To evaluate data, the SPSS for Windows 20 package program was used. To analyze the differences between participants’ future time perspective and the reduction in motivation, MANOVA and independent samples t-tests were used. Additionally, the Pearson correlation was used to identify correlations. As a result, it can be said that reduction in the motivation forms a barrier to the attainment of future goals and to valuing them. Consequently, reduction in motivation prevents students from achieving distant future goals.
Highlights
Researchers suggest that there are three main types of time: psychological, biological, and physical time
Physical time refers to the time that is determined by the clock and the calendar and continues in a linear process from that which has already come from the past, and goes on to the future (Passing, 2003)
Future is about physical time, future time perspective is about psychological time and is mainly described as the effect of the individual’s immediate or distant future expectations on the current actions undertaken in
Summary
Researchers suggest that there are three main types of time: psychological, biological, and physical time. Among these time phrases, physical time refers to the time that is determined by the clock and the calendar and continues in a linear process from that which has already come from the past, and goes on to the future (Passing, 2003). Different periods existing in this linear process, which we call past, present, and future, are largely influential in understanding the experiences of individuals (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999), which is where future time perspective (FTP) emerges. FTP is one of the main components of one’s personal life and is related to how a person looks his/her future, as opposed to the present or past (Brothers, Chui, Diehl, & Pruchno, 2014). FTP can be conceptualized as the individuals’ mental representation of the future (Walker & Tracey, 2012)
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