Orientations to the future: A comparison of adolescents in Australia and Singapore
Using an event-listing approach, this study examined the personal and societal future orientations of 15-year-old males and females in Singapore and Sydney. Three aspects were examined: content, affect, and time span. Overall, the study found that adolescents perceived their personal and societal fe...
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| Published in | Journal of youth and adolescence Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 129 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.04.1987
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| Summary: | Using an event-listing approach, this study examined the personal and societal future orientations of 15-year-old males and females in Singapore and Sydney. Three aspects were examined: content, affect, and time span. Overall, the study found that adolescents perceived their personal and societal features in separate noninterlocking planes, seeing more pleasant, proximal, personal futures, and more unpleasant, distal, societal futures, especially in relation to nuclear war and political problems. Demographic and personal construct variables influenced this general pattern of future orientation. |
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| ISSN: | 0047-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02138916 |