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| Title |
When Does the Future Begin? Time Metrics Matter, Connecting Present and Future Selves
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| Published in |
Psychological Science, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1177/0956797615572231 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Neil A. Lewis, Daphna Oyserman |
| Abstract |
People assume they should attend to the present; their future self can handle the future. This seemingly plausible rule of thumb can lead people astray, in part because some future events require current action. In order for the future to energize and motivate current action, it must feel imminent. To create this sense of imminence, we manipulated time metric-the units (e.g., days, years) in which time is considered. People interpret accessible time metrics in two ways: If preparation for the future is under way (Studies 1 and 2), people interpret metrics as implying when a future event will occur. If preparation is not under way (Studies 3-5), they interpret metrics as implying when preparation should start (e.g., planning to start saving 4 times sooner for a retirement in 10,950 days instead of 30 years). Time metrics mattered not because they changed how distal or important future events felt (Study 6), but because they changed how connected and congruent their current and future selves felt (Study 7). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 54 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 17% |
| Japan | 4 | 7% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |
| Estonia | 1 | 2% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 23 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 44 | 81% |
| Scientists | 6 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 205 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 194 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 15% |
| Researcher | 29 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 37 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 99 | 48% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 20 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Engineering | 7 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 22 | 11% |
| Unknown | 44 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 318. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2024.
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#108,489
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#268
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#1,077
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#8
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