In the current study, we tested the effects of language on time perspective orientation in a Moroccan student sample. Four explanation, mechanisms have been considered: first, the priming of different contents by the use of different languages; second, the influence of the use of different languages on the social identity; third, the altering of memory capacity fostered by the use of a foreign language; and fourth, the enhanced psychological distance when using a foreign language. We used a language manipulation in a sample of Moroccan students (n = 133) with respect to the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI). The results show that the language manipulation can lead to differences with respect to the scoring on the ZTPI. The suggested mechanisms have different significance on the measurement of the five time perspectives: an altered psychological distance can account for observed differences in the two past-related dimensions—Past Positive and Past Negative—and for Present Hedonism, whereas for Present Fatalism and Future, either language priming effects or altered social identity may explain the observed differences better. The results of the current study also show in general that psychological measurement in Morocco is a more complex procedure than in linguistically homogenous countries.

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语言使用对多语种摩洛哥时间观的影响

在当前的研究中，我们测试了摩洛哥学生样本中语言对时间视角取向的影响。已经考虑了四种解释机制：首先，通过使用不同的语言启动不同的内容；第二，使用不同语言对社会认同的影响；第三，由于使用外语而引起的记忆能力的改变；第四，增加使用外语时的心理距离。我们在针对津巴多时间透视清单（ZTPI）的摩洛哥学生样本（n = 133）中使用了语言操纵。结果表明，语言操纵会导致ZTPI评分方面的差异。建议的机制对五个时间角度的度量具有不同的意义：心理距离的改变可以解释过去与过去有关的两个维度中观察到的差异，即过去积极和过去否定，以及当前享乐主义；而对于当前宿命论和未来，无论是语言启动效应还是改变的社会身份都可以更好地解释观察到的差异。当前研究的结果总体上还表明，与语言同质的国家相比，摩洛哥的心理测量是更复杂的程序。