Optimism
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Past focus was negatively related to optimism
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[21]
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Satisfaction with life and subjective well-being
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Inverse association between past focus and life satisfaction; relationship between a balanced time perspective and subjective well-being
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[37,38,39,40,41]
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Self-efficacy
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Future orientation was associated with higher self-efficacy
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[42]
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Depression
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Depressive rumination was associated with past orientation
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[32, 36]
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Anxiety
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Persons with anxiety symptoms were more prone to look upon their future with worry and negative anticipation and to recall their past with regret and aversive feelings
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[32,33,34,35]
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Regulatory modes
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Locomotion was characterized by future focus and reluctance to revisit the past; assessment showed a positive relationship with nostalgia
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[43, 44]
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