A Systematic Review Approach to Find Robust Items of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627578

. 2021 May 24:12:627578.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627578. eCollection 2021.

A Systematic Review Approach to Find Robust Items of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory

Chunhua Peng^{1

2}, Caizhen Yue³, Andrew Avitt⁴, Youguo Chen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.
² Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Chongqing, China.
³ College of National Culture and Cognitive Science, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China.
⁴ College of International Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality of Ministry of Education, Time Psychology Research Center, Center of Studies for Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

PMID: 34108907
PMCID: PMC8182797
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627578

A Systematic Review Approach to Find Robust Items of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory

Chunhua Peng et al. Front Psychol. 2021.

. 2021 May 24:12:627578.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627578. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Chunhua Peng^{1

2}, Caizhen Yue³, Andrew Avitt⁴, Youguo Chen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.
² Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Chongqing, China.
³ College of National Culture and Cognitive Science, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China.
⁴ College of International Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality of Ministry of Education, Time Psychology Research Center, Center of Studies for Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

PMID: 34108907
PMCID: PMC8182797
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627578

Abstract

The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) is one of the most well-known and widely used measures of time perspective. Various short versions were proposed to resolve the psychometric problems of the ZTPI. The present study conducted a systematic review to obtain 25 short versions, calculated the frequency of each item of the ZTPI in short versions, and hypothesized that the more frequent the item is, the more robust it becomes. The hypothesis was tested by assessing the structural validity and internal consistency of short forms with high, medium, and low frequent items in Chinese samples (575 children, 407 undergraduates, and 411 older adults). Structural validity and internal consistency analyses showed that the form with more frequent items had better psychometric properties; item frequencies were positively correlated with factor loadings. The results suggest that the systematic review is an effective approach to identify the robust items of the ZTPI. This approach is general and can be the basis to improve the psychometric properties of scales in social science.

Keywords: ZTPI; internal consistency; psychometric problems; structural validity; systematic review; time perspective.

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[1] Anagnostopoulos F., Griva F. (2012). Exploring time perspective in greek young adults: validation of the zimbardo time perspective inventory and relationships with mental health indicators. Soc. Indic. Res. 106 41–59. 10.1007/s11205-011-9792-y - DOI

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[10] Carelli M. G., Wiberg B., Wiberg M. (2011). Development and construct validation of the Swedish Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Eur. J. Psychol. Assess. 27 220–227. 10.1027/1015-5759/a000076 - DOI

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