Cognitive elaboration of time perspective, and confirmatory factorial analysis of the Zimbardo time perspective inventory-Arabic (ztpi-ar)‎

الملخص EN

The present study examining the cognitive process elaboration of Time Perspective (TP) orientation.

also, analysing the configuration of TP– five dimensions proposed by Zimbardo and Boyd (1999), that incorporates temporal dimensions of behavioral contingencies, as well as the prepotent behavior.

A sample composed of 318 undergraduate students.

A confirmatory factor analysis conducted to test three models (1-Factror, 3-Factors, and 5-Factors).

Results showed that the adjustment indices in the third model (5-Factors) are better fitting than competing models.

The findings of the study showed satisfactory psychometric characteristics that allow us a standardized multidimensional measurement of the TP in the Arabic environment.

Which permeate to investigate its relationships with different socio-psychological variables.