Time for You and for Me: Compassionate Goals Predict Greater Happiness Via the Perception of Time As Nonzero-Sum Resources in an Experience Sampling Study

In an experience sampling study, 145 Japanese adults completed measures of compassionate goals, time perception, and psychological well-being 5 times a day for 7 days. In both intra- and inter-individual levels analyses, compassionate goals predicted greater psychological well-being through their perception of time as a nonzero-sum resource.