Spatial metaphors of psychological time: The study of imprisoned men

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2022.100963

Martyna Sekulak , Kaja Głomb , Kinga Tucholska , Bożena Gulla , Małgorzata Wysocka-Pleczyk , Przemysław Piotrowski , Stefan Florek

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Abstract

Psychological time is a complex concept. We examined how male inmates (N = 32) experience selected aspects of time. The study focused on the experience of the present and how it is related to the past and the future. To explore how time is experienced, we referred to spatial metaphors that conceptualize time in simpler categories based on spatial relations. Inmates tend to experience the present as brief moments, and when defining it – and other dimensions of time – they use a limited vocabulary. They tend to have an egocentric perception of time, in their estimations focusing more on the life time than the history time. Inmates seem to be primarily present-oriented, and they think about the present and the future frequently. At the same time, they do not perceive the interrelations between the three dimensions of time. It is discussed that the temporal dispositions of the inmates can be influenced by specific conditions of prison isolation, in which time serves as a method of discipline.

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心理时间的空间隐喻:对囚犯的研究

心理时间是一个复杂的概念。我们研究了男性囚犯(N = 32)如何体验时间的选择方面。这项研究的重点是现在的经历，以及它与过去和未来的关系。为了探索时间是如何被体验的，我们参考了空间隐喻，将时间概念化为基于空间关系的更简单的类别。囚犯们往往把“现在”视为短暂的时刻，在定义“现在”和其他时间维度时，他们使用的词汇有限。他们倾向于以自我为中心的时间观念，在他们的估计中更关注生活时间而不是历史时间。囚犯似乎主要以现在为导向，他们经常思考现在和未来。同时，他们没有察觉到时间的三个维度之间的相互关系。讨论了囚犯的时间倾向可能受到监狱隔离的具体条件的影响，在这种条件下，时间是一种纪律方法。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

CiteScore

9.40

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2.10%

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464