Assessing Future Expectations and the Two-Dimensional Model of Affect in an Italian Population
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Assessing Future Expectations and the Two-Dimensional Model of Affect in an Italian PopulationData de publicació
2017Editor
ElsevierISSN
0165-1781; 1872-7123Tipus de document
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Future-directed thinking has been described as part of two underlying systems that integrate dimensions of
affect, motivational systems, orientation to the future, and future expectations, which are initiated at ... [+]
Future-directed thinking has been described as part of two underlying systems that integrate dimensions of
affect, motivational systems, orientation to the future, and future expectations, which are initiated at the
cognitive, affective, biological, behavioral, and motivational levels. The main aim of the present study is to test
the two underlying frameworks model and explore future expectations in a general Italian-speaking population
(N=345). Therefore, the second aim of the present paper is to confirm the factorial structure of the Subjective
Probability Task (SPT; MacLeod et al., 1996), a questionnaire designed to assess specific positive and negative
orientations towards the future. Results showed that the SPT has good psychometric properties and it is a
reliable instrument to assess future-directed thinking. Moreover, our findings confirmed the role of future
expectancies as cognitive correlates of depression and anxiety. Differently from previous studies (Clark and
Watson, 1991; MacLeod et al., 1996), our results did not confirm that depression was characterized by low
positive affect. We believe this paper contributes to the understanding of future expectancies and their relation
with anxiety and depression, and will help to expand the availability of an instrument to assess future directed
thinking. [-]
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Psychiatry Research 249 (2017) 226–231Drets d'accés
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