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Moderating effect of age on the association between future time perspective and preventive coping
Author(s) -
Chen Tao,
Liu Lulu,
Cui Jifang,
Chen Xingjie,
Shi Haisong,
Neumann David L.,
Shum David H. K.,
Wang Ya,
Chan Raymond C. K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psych journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2046-0260
pISSN - 2046-0252
DOI - 10.1002/pchj.172
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , moderation , psychology , association (psychology) , file transfer protocol , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , the internet , world wide web , computer science
The present study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of age on the relationship between future time perspective ( FTP ) and future‐oriented coping. A total of 1,915 participants aged 9–84 years completed measures of FTP and future‐oriented coping. Moderation analyses were conducted to examine whether age played a role in the association between FTP and future‐oriented coping (proactive and preventive). Results showed that proactive and preventive coping were negatively correlated with age, and age moderated the association between FTP and preventive coping but not proactive coping. Furthermore, the strength of the positive association between FTP and preventive coping was strongest among the older participants, moderate among the middle‐aged participants, and weakest among the younger participants. These results suggest that the association between FTP and preventive coping varies across the lifespan.