Future orientation and work motivation : Do individuals with an eye towards the future have more self-determined motivation?

I föreliggande studie undersöktes hur psykologiska tidsperspektiv (TP) är relaterade till självgenererad arbetsmotivation. Studien omfattade 88 deltagare vilka fyllde i den svenska versionen av Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (S-ZTPI) och en översättning av Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS). Ett positivt samband mellan tidsperspektivet Framtid (F) och självgenererad arbetsmotivation framkom samt ett negativt samband mellan tidsperspektivet Nutid Hedonistisk (NH) och självgenererad arbetsmotivation. Detta indikerar att ju mer framtidsorienterad en individ är desto mer självgenererad arbetsmotivation har denna, samt att ju mer nutid hedonistisk en individ är desto mindre självgenerad arbetsmotivation har denna. The present study examined how psychological time perspectives (TP) are related to self-determined motivation. The study involved 88 participants that completed the Swedish translation of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (S-ZTPI) and a Swedish translation of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS). A positive correlation between Future (F) time perspective and self-determined motivation was shown, as well as a negative correlation between Present Hedonistic (PH) time perspective and self-determined motivation. This indicates that the more future-oriented individuals are the more they are driven by self-determined work motivation, and that the more present hedonistic oriented individuals are the less they are driven by self-determined work motivation.