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. 2021 Feb 3:12:585837.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.585837. eCollection 2021.

The Relationship Between Future Time Perspective and Psychological Violence Among Chinese College Students

Kuiyun Zhi  1 , Jian Yang  1 , Yongjin Chen  1 , Niyazi Akebaijiang  1   2 , Meimei Liu  1 , Xiaofei Yang  1 , Shurui Zhang  1
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The Relationship Between Future Time Perspective and Psychological Violence Among Chinese College Students

Kuiyun Zhi et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Based on early experiences and current conditions, a future time perspective influences college students' behaviors, while psychological violence critically threatens college students' health. This study explored the relationship between a future time perspective and the psychological violence of perpetrators based on an online investigation of 1424 college students (87.1% women) aged 17 to 31 in China. The results showed that a future time perspective is significantly positively associated with psychological violence. Positive future orientation is negatively associated with psychological violence. Negative and confused future orientations are positively associated with psychological violence. These findings support the need to introduce an intervention regarding a future time perspective to reduce psychological violence among college students.

Keywords: China; college students; future development; future time perspective; psychological violence.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Path analysis of the sub-dimensions of FTP and psychological violence after adding the control variables. ∗∗∗p < 0.001, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗p < 0.05.
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