A new measure of time perspective: Initial psychometric findings for the balanced time perspective scale (BTPS)

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Webster, Jeffrey Dean ^a  

^a LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Future orientation; Positive reminiscence; Psychosocial health; Scale development; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955632299     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022801     Document Type: Article

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