What is my participant's perspective of their future times?

The Future Time Perspective (FTP) questionnaire is a 10-item measure that assesses an individual’s perception of their remaining time in life. It gauges whether individuals perceive their future as open-ended or limited. Those who perceive their future as open-ended may have different goals and make different decisions compared to those who perceive their future as limited. This measure can help researchers understand and predict individuals’ behavior, choices, and well-being. The FTP questionnaire is available in multiple languages and has demonstrated high internal consistency in studies.

Resources:

• The questionnaire
• Carstensen, L. L., & Lang, F. R. (1996). Future Time Perspective Scale (FTP) [Database record]. APA PsycTests.
• Brothers A, Chui H, Diehl M. Measuring future time perspective across adulthood: development and evaluation of a brief multidimensional questionnaire. Gerontologist. 2014 Dec;54(6):1075-88. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnu076. Epub 2014 Jul 25. PMID: 25063938; PMCID: PMC4296169.
• Lyu, H., Du, G., & Rios, K. (2019). The Relationship Between Future Time Perspective and Self-Esteem: A Cross-Cultural Study of Chinese and American College Students. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01518

Parameters
This survey cannot be tweaked.


What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:

• 1 column for each 10 item (FTP_item#)
• FTP_average (the average of all 10 items)

Raw data: 10 items.