What Is Your Time Orientation

Time orientation is an unconscious yet fundamental cognitive process that provides a framework for organizing personal experiences in temporal categories of past, present and future, reflecting the relative emphasis given to these categories.

What are the three types of time orientation?

  • Past – the past and the present are interchangeable in past-oriented cultures. …
  • Time-line – this type of time cognitivity is a detail-oriented linear concept of time. …
  • Present – you might think of a thrill-seeker when you think of present-oriented cognitivity.

How do you measure time orientation?

The two most widely used measures of time orientation are the Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFC) (Strathman, Gleicher, Boninger, & Edwards, 1994) and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999).

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

Lead Health, Wellness & Medical Journalist

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.

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