ObjectiveFuture-selves (both positive and negative) have been shown to be related to self-esteem, efficacy, meaning, continuity, and social acceptance. Control beliefs (beliefs about whether actions can bring about desired outcomes) as well as locus of control (internal or external) may impact how individuals see their future and their perception of what can be done to create or change the future. Machiavellian personality traits are associated with external locus of control, while conscientiousness is associated with internal locus of control.MethodsWe measured galvanic skin response (GSR), a widely used measure of physiological arousal, in 84 study participants while they described possible future selves, one positive and one negative, and completed questionnaires about personality traits.ResultsHigher conscientiousness was associated with lower skin conductance when describing positive future selves, whereas higher scores on the Machiavellian Personality Assessment questionnaire were correlated with lower skin conductance when describing negative future selves.ConclusionConscientious individuals are confident in their ability to control their future, thus explaining their lower arousal when describing positive future selves. Machiavellian individuals view the world more negatively but believe they can handle negative situations, thus explaining their lower arousal when describing negative future selves.

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我不冒我的未来：未来自我，个性和皮肤电导

客观的自我（积极和消极）已被证明与自尊，效能，意义，连续性和社会接受度有关。控制信念（关于行动能否带来预期结果的信念）以及控制源（内部或外部）可能会影响个人如何看待自己的未来以及他们对可以做什么来创造或改变未来的看法。马基雅维利人格特质与外部控制源有关，而尽责与内部控制源有关。方法我们在84位研究参与者中描述了广泛使用的生理唤醒方法（GSR），他们描述了可能的未来自我，一个积极和消极，并完成了有关人格特质的问卷调查。结果在描述积极的未来自我时，较高的尽责性与较低的皮肤电导率相关;而在描述消极的未来自我时，Machiavellian性格评估问卷中的较高分数与较低的皮肤电导率相关。结论尽责的个人对自己控制自己的未来的能力充满信心，因此可以解释在描述未来的积极自我时降低唤醒感。马基雅维利人对世界的看法更为消极，但相信他们可以应对消极的情况，因此在描述消极的未来自我时可以解释他们的低调。结论尽责的个人对自己控制自己的未来的能力充满信心，因此在描述积极的未来自我时可以说明他们的唤醒感较低。马基雅维利人对世界的看法更为消极，但他们相信自己可以应对消极的情况，因此在描述消极的未来自我时可以解释他们的低调。结论尽责的个人对自己控制自己的未来的能力充满信心，因此在描述积极的未来自我时可以说明他们的唤醒感较低。马基雅维利人对世界的看法更为消极，但他们相信自己可以应对消极的情况，因此在描述消极的未来自我时可以解释他们的低调。