Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory.

ZTPI

What it measures

time perspective; past-negative; past-positive; present-hedonistic; present-fatalistic; future

Length and format

56 items. 5-point Likert (very uncharacteristic to very characteristic); 5 subscales (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into 25+ languages incl. German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Polish

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Zimbardo, P. G., & Boyd, J. N. (1999). Putting time in perspective: A valid, reliable individual-differences metric. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77(6), 1271-1288.