Failing time after time: time perspective, procrastination, and cognitive reappraisal in goal failure

Jill Taylor; Janet Wilson

doi:10.1111/jasp.12383

Failing time after time: time perspective, procrastination, and cognitive reappraisal in goal failure

Jill Taylor, Janet Wilson

Department of Psychology

Teesside University

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Abstract

This research novelly explores how Future Time Perspective (FTP) plays a role in reflecting on goal failure and striving for future goals. Participants (N=139) completed questionnaires assessing recent goal failure, procrastination, emotion regulation and FTP, then coded as either High or Low in FTP. Results support hypotheses that despite goal failure, those high in FTP procrastinated less, planned more and used more cognitive reappraisal strategies. Further, procrastination and cognitive reappraisal significantly predicted FTP scores. Thus, goal failure may be an essential part of learning how to achieve high self-regulation goals.

However, it may discourage some from trying again, particularly those low in FTP. Findings

suggest the FTP may offer a strategy to aid attainment of important high self-regulated, long-

term goals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	557-564
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume	46
Issue number	10
Early online date	16 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12383
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016

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Failing Time After Time
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Taylor, J. and Wilson, J. C. (2016), Failing time after time: time perspective, procrastination, and cognitive reappraisal in goal failure. J Appl Soc Psychol, 46: 557–564, which has been published in final form at DOI:10.1111/jasp.12383. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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