Future time perspective, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among middle-aged adults: a mediation model

According to Beck's theory of depression, one of the main features of depression is the feeling that the future is constricted and limited (Kovacs and Beck, 1986). Indeed, research has demonstrated that individuals whose future time perspective (FTP) is limited experience lower levels of subjective well-being and higher levels of depression (Coudin and Lima, 2011). Moreover, recent studies demonstrate that subjective perceptions of time are closely linked with depressive symptoms among older adults, and have emphasized the relevance of these perceptions for clinicians.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - August 8, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoav S. Bergman, Dikla Segel-Karpas Source Type: research