The Psychology of Future-Oriented Thinking: From Achievement to Proactive Coping, Adaptation, and Aging

By L. Aspinwall. 2005

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Positive Affect, Intertemporal Choice, and Levels of Thinking: Increasing Consumers' Willingness to Wait (2011, background): “outcomes (e.g., Aspinwall 2005; Erez and Isen 2002; Taylor et al. 1998).”
The Career Futures Inventory–Revised (2012, background): “, Aspinwall et al., 2001). These self-regulatory processes have been examined extensively and connect with perceptions of confidence versus doubt in seeking goals within specific behavioral domains such as work life (Carver & Connor-Smith, 2010). As reflected in the words of Bandura (2006), many asp”
Why and When Do Motives Matter? An Integrative Model of Motives, Role Cognitions, and Social Support as Predictors of OCB (2013, background): “In contrast, however, initiating changeoriented goal striving behaviors such as engaging in voice behavior requires adequate resources (Aspinwall, 2005; Kanfer & Ackerman, 1989), especially when change targets other entities such as the organization (Parker et al.”
Making Things Happen: A Model of Proactive Motivation (2010, background): “Where the behaviors needed for success are uncertain, or where outcomes might have negative elements such as resistance from others, individuals require a much stronger focus on the future (Aspinwall, 2005).”
Time perspective and identity formation: Short-term longitudinal dynamics in college students (2010, background): “Previous research has indicated that a future time perspective is positively related to higher socio-economic status and higher education (Aspinwall, 2005; Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999).”
Board Up the Windows: The Interactive Effects of Hurricane-Induced Job Stress and Perceived Resources on Work Outcomes (2008, background): “By developing future-oriented thinking (Aspinwall, 2005), employees are better prepared to detect and proactively manage both immediate and future threats to well-being.”
Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owners' age and venture growth (2012, unknown): “This means that focus on opportunities regulates goal-directed behavior (i.e., goal selection and pursuit) and thus exerts a strong in ﬂ uence on people's performance (Aspinwall, 2005; Carstensen, 2006; Cate and John, 2007; Seijts, 1998; Zacher et al., 2010).”
Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationships between age, job complexity, and work performance (2010, unknown): “Our findings are consistent with previous research from social psychology indicating that positive thinking about the future has positive effects on motivation and performance (Aspinwall, 2005; Oettingen & Mayer, 2002). It is important to note that the negative and indirect effect of age on work per”
The role of future time perspective in psychological contracts: A study among older workers (2010, background): “Moreover, low FTP workers will show more passive coping styles in response to environmental stimuli, while high FTP workers show active coping styles (Aspinwall, 2005; Diamond & Aspinwall, 2003).”
Self-Compassion, Stress, and Coping (2010, background): “Proactive coping, also termed preventative coping and anticipatory coping, involves making an effort to prepare for stressful events that could occur in the future (Aspinwall, 2005; Aspinwall & Taylor, 1997; Greenglass, 2002).”