Abstract

Research into temporal psychology, and in particular its relationship with health behaviors, has grown exponentially in recent years. Accordingly, studies have shown that how individuals think and feel about the past, present, and future, is significantly related to alcohol-use behaviors. This has been shown to be particularly true where studies have applied person-centered analyses rather than just bivariate analyses. The present study sought to examine the relationship between scores on one temporal psychology measure (The Domain-Specific Consideration of Future Consequences [CFC] scale) and alcohol use behaviors in a large sample of adolescents in the United Kingdom (N = 2,199; 42.4% female). Scores on the CFC measure were operationalized both domain-specifically, and by means of cluster analyses. In bivariate analyses, reduced likelihood of past month consumption of a full drink and Heavy Episodic Drinking were significantly associated with CFC-scores, but did not appear to be domain-specific. In unadjusted analyses, CFC cluster membership was significantly related to alcohol use variables. However, when adjusted for sex, location, and sensation seeking, the result for Heavy Episodic Drinking became non-significant. Results are discussed in the context of current temporal psychology.

摘要

近年来，对时间心理学的研究，特别是其与健康行为的关系，呈指数级增长。因此，研究表明，个人对过去、现在和未来的想法和感受与饮酒行为显着相关。在研究应用以人为本的分析而不仅仅是双变量分析的情况下，这一点尤其正确。本研究试图在英国大量青少年样本（N = 2,199；42.4%女性）。CFC 测量的分数在特定领域和通过聚类分析的方式进行了操作。在双变量分析中，过去一个月喝足量饮料和大量饮酒的可能性降低与 CFC 评分显着相关，但似乎不是特定领域的。在未经调整的分析中，CFC 集群成员与酒精使用变量显着相关。然而，当根据性别、位置和感觉寻求进行调整时，重度间歇性饮酒的结果变得不显着。结果在当前时间心理学的背景下进行了讨论。