Regardless of age, making healthy lifestyle choices is prudent. Despite that, individuals of all
ages sometimes have difficulty choosing the healthy option. We argue that individuals' view …

In contrast to younger groups, research with the elderly suggest a predominantly present-
focused temporal orientation. One aspect of satisfaction, optimism is conceptualized as a …

Future time perspective influences the relations among age and health behaviors (Stahl &
Patrick, 2012). However, past and present temporal perspectives may also play a role in the …

Background: A wider subjective time horizon is assumed to be positively associated with
longevity and vitality. In particular, a lifestyle with exposure to novel and varied information is …

Background Long-term future thinking has been associated with a range of favorable health
behaviors. However, it is currently unclear whether this translates into an effect on morbidity …

This paper presents results of a second international web-based survey designed to gather
data about how individuals approach thinking about their futures and making decisions …

We examined the relationships among age, health, beliefs, and possible-selves. Using a
new approach based on health-related possible-selves, young-old and older individuals …

Objective: The present study investigated the multidimensional nature of the future time
perspective scale and dimension-specific associations with measures of physical health …

A nonlinear perspective on time (where the future exists in and affects the present) has been
described by several theorists but there is little research on the extent, quality or origins of …

This paper reviews a comprehensive, proactivity-based model of successful aging (E.
Kahana & B. Kahana, 2003). Future orientation is considered as a motivational antecedent …