Future Orientation and Psychological Well-being: Unravelling the Dynamics in a university in Lima
Focusing on our future is often associated with well-being, benefiting both the individual and society. However, the literature suggests that this relationship is not always consistent. Moreover, while this relationship has been studied in Lima from a subjective well-being perspective, it has not ye...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Data de publicação: | 2025 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | PUCP |
| Repositório: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/31628 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/31628 |
| Nível de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Future orientation Flourishing Structural equation modeling Psychological well-being Future time perspective Orientación futura Florecimiento Modelos de ecuaciones estructurales Bienestar psicológico Perspectiva de tiempo futuro Orientação para o futuro Florescimento Modelagem de equações estruturais Bem-estar psicológico Perspectiva temporal futura |
| Resumo: | Focusing on our future is often associated with well-being, benefiting both the individual and society. However, the literature suggests that this relationship is not always consistent. Moreover, while this relationship has been studied in Lima from a subjective well-being perspective, it has not yet been explored using a psychological well-being framework. This study explores this relationship using Seigner’s, Nurmi, and Poole’s ‘Future Orientation’ and Diener et. al.’s ‘Flourishing’ constructs. Using data from 445 students from a Lima university (mean age=21.80; 64.27% females) and structural equation models, our results suggest that having a sense of internal control over one’s future career (b=.29, SE=.24, p<.01), approaching one’s future career with hope (b=.27, SE=.14, p<.01), and being optimistic about the realization of future family plans (b=.27, SE=.13, p<.05) are positively related to flourishing. Implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed. |
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