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Testing Zimbardo's Stanford Time Perspective Inventory (STPI) -Short Form

An Italian Study

University of Rome `La Sapienza', maria.dalessio{at}uniroma1.it

Angela Guarino

University of Rome `La Sapienza', angela.guarino{at}uniroma1.it

Vilfredo De Pascalis

University of Rome `La Sapienza', vilfredo.depascalis{at}uniroma1.it

Philip G. Zimbardo

Stanford University, Zim{at}stanford.edu

In the present study the psychometric properties of the Stanford Time Perspective Inventory (STPI - short version) are assessed in an Italian sample. Factorial analysis of STPI items was performed on 1507 respondents (965 women and 542 men). Results showed a clear correspondence between factorial components and a priori hypothesized dimensions by evidencing three factors (Future, Hedonistic Present, Fatalistic Present). Italian translation of the STPI indicates a fair degree of internal consistency and good metrological characteristics. The present results parallel those previously reported for an American sample. The present study, however, failed in evidencing the `Past' as a factor in the factor structure. The results are discussed in terms of individual differences with respect to the relationships between demographic variables and temporal dimensions.

Key Words: time orientation • time perception • time perspective inventory

Time & Society, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, 333-347 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X030122010


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