HRPYC81 Assignment 8 Project 2 Research Report (871594) 2025 Due Year 2025

HRPYC81
Assignment 8
Project 2 Research Report
Unique No: 871594
Year 2025

,HRPYC81

Assignment 8: 871594

Project 2 Research Report

Year 2025



Research Report



The Influence of Time Perspective on Life Satisfaction and Risky Behaviour in
South African Students




Contents
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... 4

1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5

2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................... 7

2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 7

2.2 Conceptualising Time Perspective ......................................................................... 7

2.2.1 Defining Time Perspective............................................................................... 7

2.2.2 Theoretical Models .......................................................................................... 8

2.3 Time Perspective and Psychological Outcomes .................................................... 8

2.3.1 Time Perspective and Mental Health ............................................................... 8

2.3.2 Mechanisms Linking Time Perspective to Mental Health ................................ 9

2.4 Time Perspective and Risky Behaviour ................................................................. 9

2.4.1 Empirical Relationships ................................................................................... 9

2.4.2 Underlying Cognitive Processes ..................................................................... 9

, 2.5 Consistency and Gaps in the Literature ............................................................... 10

2.6 The South African Context ................................................................................... 10

2.6.1 Cultural and Historical Factors ...................................................................... 10

2.6.2 Relevance for Mental Health and Risk Prevention ........................................ 10

2.7 Research Hypotheses ......................................................................................... 11

3. RESEARCH METHOD .............................................................................................. 12

4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................. 13

5. PARTICIPANTS ......................................................................................................... 14

6. PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................... 15

7. MEASUREMENTS .................................................................................................... 16

7.1 Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) ...................................................... 16

7.2 Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) .................................................................... 16

7.3 Risky, Impulsive, and Self-Destructive Behaviour Questionnaire (RISQ) ............ 16

8. DATA ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 18

9. RESULTS .................................................................................................................. 19

9.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 19

9.2 Preliminary Analysis ............................................................................................. 19

9.3 Main Analysis ....................................................................................................... 19

9.3.1 Hypothesis 1 ................................................................................................. 19

9.3.2 Hypothesis 2 ................................................................................................. 20

9.4 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................... 20

10. DISCUSSION .......................................................................................................... 21

10.1 Support of Original Hypotheses ......................................................................... 21

10.2 Similarity of Results with Previous Research ..................................................... 21