The extent to which young people think about the future, called time perspective, and their affective view (positive/negative) was related to their current socioeconomic situation. Specifically, we assessed the relationship between the NEET condition and self-perception of adulthood and health and aimed to verify the moderating role of future-time perspective among 450 Italian young adults (150 NEET, 300 Non-NEET). We found a key role for future-time perspective for NEET status and self-perception of adulthood, anxiety/depression, withdrawal, and aggressive behavior, but not for rule-breaking behavior. This evidence suggests the possibility of career interventions to improve future orientation to reduce health problems.

年轻人对未来的思考程度，称为时间视角，以及他们的情感观点（积极/消极）与他们当前的社会经济状况有关。具体而言，我们评估了 NEET 状况与成年和健康自我认知之间的关系，并旨在验证未来视角在 450 名意大利年轻人（150 名 NEET，300 名非 NEET）中的调节作用。我们发现 NEET 状态和成年自我认知、焦虑/抑郁、退缩和攻击性行为的未来视角的关键作用，但不是违反规则的行为。这一证据表明，职业干预可以改善未来的方向，以减少健康问题。