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Future Concern

Future Concern is a psychological construct within the study of personal identity that denotes the extent to which an individual perceives a connectedness with and motivational commitment toward their future self, distinguishing it from general temporal attitudes by emphasizing affective, cognitive, and evaluative orientations toward prospective identity states.

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23.7K

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567

Authors

326

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2017–2026

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Publications

245

Unrealistic optimism about future life events.

Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 4.8K citations

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Age Differences in Future Orientation and Delay Discounting

Laurence Steinberg, Sandra Graham, Lia O’Brien et al. · Child Development · 2009 · 1.2K citations

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Time counts: Future time perspective, goals, and social relationships.

Frieder R. Lang, Laura L. Carstensen · Psychology and Aging · 2002 · 1.2K citations

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Unrealistic optimism about future life events.

Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 613 citations

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Wouldn’t it be nice? Predicting future feelings

George Loewenstein, David Schkade · 1999 · 524 citations

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Authors

567

  1. RS
    Rachel Seginer

    University of Haifa, Israel

    5 publications · 466 citations

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  2. YG
    Yiqun Gan

    Peking University, China

    4 publications · 212 citations

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  3. TP
    Tom Pyszczynski

    University of Colorado Colorado Springs, United States

    4 publications · 516 citations

    4

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  4. JG
    Jeff Greenberg

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 516 citations

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  5. JN
    Jari‐Erik Nurmi

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    4 publications · 260 citations

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Institutions

326

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    592 citations

  4. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    558 citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    400 citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    807 citations

  7. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    493 citations

  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    5.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Personality and Individual Differences

    15 publications · 948 citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    9 publications · 6.1K citations

    9

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  3. Psychology and Aging

    8 publications · 1.5K citations

    8

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  4. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 5 publications · 348 citations

    5

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 430 citations

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