APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
From Climate Futures to Personal Meaning: Extending Time Horizons and the Self
- Michalina Marczewska
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin - Taciano Milfont
University of Waikato - Gniewko Toruj
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Abstract
How far into the future can we imagine - and does it shape who we are? In a representative New Zealand sample (N≈500), we compare environmental, work, and general future-thinking prompts. We test effects on imagined temporal distance and examine links with self-continuity, meaning in life and dialogical flexibility.