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1 Nicolas FIEULAINE Ph.D., Associate Professor Institute of Psychology Social Psychology Research Group (GRePS, EA 4163) University of Lyon - FRANCE Mail : Nicolas.Fieulaine@univ-lyon2.fr Web : CURRENTRESEARCHABSTRACTS TIMEPERSPECTIVEMEASURE >>Fieulaine,N.,Apostolidis,T.&Zimbardo,P.G.(2010).Developmentandvalidationofashortform ofthezimbardotimeperspectiveinventory.submittedforpublication Aim. This study aims at establishing a short form of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999), suitable for field studies and large surveys. Method. Data from five independentsamplescomposedofcontrastedpopulations(general,elder,adolescent,deprivedandill populations; N total =905) were analyzed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Items selection was based on psychometric qualities and content adequacy. Results. Comparison of four latentmodelsviastructuralequationmodelingrevealedthevalidityofa15 itemsversionoftheztpi, withanequivalent5 factorstructure.thisvalidatedshortformoffersausefulmeasurementtoolfor fieldandappliedstudiesinvestigatingtimeperspective. >> Martinez, F. & Fieulaine, N. (2010). Time Perspective and Desire for Control as normative constructs:thesocialdesirabilityoftemporalityandmastery. Aim.Socialdesirabilitybiasandrelatedstrategiesinterventioninresponsestopsychometrictestsisa crucial issue for scientists aiming at evaluating psychosocial constructs. This study investigates how time perspective and desire for control measures are influenced by social desirability, and explores theirnormativedimensionthroughtheclassicalself presentationapproach.method.usingthemost widelyusedmeasureoftimeperspective(thezimbardotimeperspectiveinventory,zimbardo&boyd, 1999) and a measure of Desire for Control (Desire for Control Scale, Burger & Cooper, 1979), four studies indentify and examine the normative component of TP and DC. In Study 1, students (N=51) filled the ZTPI according to their own view and to the one they attributed to an average student. Study2(N=60),replicatedthispatternusingtheDCscale.InStudy3(N=46),subjectswereaskedfilled theztpiinordertocreativeapositiveimpressionforthereader,andthenfilleditasecondtimeto create a negative impression. Study 4 (N=60) replicated the former using DC scale. Results. Taken together, these findings suggest the social approval specific answering patterns received, and therefore the normative component of the constructs under study. These findings have multiple implicationsregardingdebatesrelatedtopersonalitytraitsandhowtheseconstructsshouldbeusedin psychosocialapplications.

2 >> Sircova, A., Van de Vijver, F., Osin E., Fieulaine N., Kislali Erginbilgic A., Milfont T.L., Zimbardo P.G.,&50membersoftheinternationaltimeperspectiveresearchproject(2010).ZTPI:Establishing equivalence across cultures. International Congress of Cross Cultural Psychology, Melbourne, Australia. Aims:Theaimsofthisresearchprojectare:1)toexploretheinterculturalvariationsinperson stime perspective and to ensure the comparability of research between countries; 2) to establish equivalenceoftheavailabletranslationsoftheztpiandexaminethespecificsofanindividual stime perspectiveindifferentculturalsettings.method:theresearchquestionsareaddressedthroughthe collectionofdataobtainedineachcountrythathasconductedalanguageandcultureadaptationof theztpimeasure.participantsoftheexistinginternationalnetworkwereinvitedtosubmittheirztpi dataforacomparativestudy.thisresultedindatacomingfrom22countries(europeandworldwide), overallsampleis10975.tocomparethefactorstructuresofallversionsoftheztpi,exploratoryfactor analysis with subsequent Procrustes (Targeted) rotation was performed. Exploratory factor analysis was performed upon the aggregated weighted correlation matrix. Results: The original 5 factor structureoftheztpiwassupported.bothidentityandproportionalitycoefficientswereabove.95for the majority of the countries, suggesting that the factor composition was similar, the differences in factor structures resulting from different inter factor correlations. Conclusions. The obtained results supportthehypothesisthatthetemporalorientationsviewedaspersonalitytraitsarecommonamong studied cultural groups. The implications of these cross cultural findings for promoting a more valid andreliableassessmentoftimeperspectivedimensions,asassessedbyztpi,arediscussed. OTHERMEASURES >>Martinez,F.&Fieulaine,N.(inprogress).ValidationoftheDesireforControlscaleandthe Regulatoryfocusquestionnaire. Aims.ToperformtheFrenchadaptationofstandardizedmeasuresassessingDesireforControland RegulatoryFocus.ThesecoreconstructsinSelf RegulationTheorysufferintheFrenchcontextofalack ofvalidatedmeasurementtools.method.translationwasperformedbytranslation/backtranslation approach.datawillbecollectedinvarioussamples,inordertoallowforbothexploratoryand confirmatoryfactoranalysis.datawerealreadycollectedinstudent(n=705)andgeneralsample (N=167). >>Fieulaine,N.(inprogress).Frenchadaptationoftheself construalscale. Aims.TotranslateandvalidatetheSingelis(1994)Self Construalscale.Method.Translationfollows thebilingualcommitteeapproach.datawillbecollectedonstudentsandgeneralsamples.both exploratoryandconfirmatoryfactoranalyseswillbeperformed. TIMEPERSPECTIVEANDHEALTH >> Fieulaine, N. & Martinez, F. (2009). Does time perspective predict influenza vaccination? A longitudinal investigation among French elderly. 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway. Aim. The aim of this research is to explore how Time Perspective (TP) participates in predicting preventive health behaviors. Method. In the context of a national influenza vaccination campaign, a longitudinalstudywasrealizedamongelderlyinordertoinvestigatethedeterminantsofreachingthis cost free vaccine. 168 people (aged > 65 years) participated in a three waves study, using time

3 perspectivemeasure(ztpi),plannedbehaviorquestionnaire,togetherwithindicatorsofsensitivityto healthcommunications.results.resultsareinlinewithpreviousresearches,showingthepredicting role played by TP in preventive health behaviors, but longitudinal design of the study made appear more complex results related to sensitivity to health communications. Findings highlighted how longitudinal study design could help to clarify causal relations between Time Perspective and health intentions behaviorsrelationship. >> Fieulaine, N. & Martinez, M. (in press). Time under control: time perspective and desire for controlinsubstanceuse.addictivebehaviors. Aim:Toinvestigatetheroleoftimeperspectiveanddesireforcontrolinself reportedsubstanceuse andtotestforamoderatingeffectofdesireforcontrolintherelationbetweentimeperspectiveand substanceuse.method:arandomsampleof240persons,aged15yearsandover,selectedinvarious publicspacesinanurbanregionincentralfrance.timeperspectivewasmeasuredusingsubscalesof the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI, Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999), Desire for control was measuredusingatranslatedversionofthedesireforcontrolscale(dcs,burger&cooper,1979),and substance use was self reported. Results: After controlling for age and gender, significant links were found between time perspective and substance use. Desire for control did not appear to be directly related to substance use. The interaction effect between TP and desire for control appeared to be related to substance use. There was evidence that the relation between TP and substance use is buffered by low desire for control. Conclusion: This study converges with previous studies demonstratingtherelationbetweentpandsubstanceuse,butprovidesevidenceofthemoderating roleplayedbydesireforcontrol.desireforcontrolthusappearsasworthyofinterestintheanalysisof self regulatoryprocess,andfurtherresearchonthelinksbetweentpandvariousaspectsofcontrolis required.inordertobemoreeffective,thedesignoffuturestudiesandinterventionsbasedontimerelatedissuesshouldconsiderhowdesireforcontrolplaysapartinestablishingvulnerabilityprofiles. >> Fieulaine, N. & Martinez, F. (2010). Time perspective and substance use in adolescents: the buffering effect of desire for control. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia. Aim:Whilethepredictiveroleoftimeperspective(TP)insubstanceuseiswellestablished,itremains tobeseenhowandwhen(orforwhom)itoccurs.inlinewiththeframeworkofself regulationtheory, weexaminedhowindividualdifferencesindesireforcontrolmoderatedtherelationshipbetweentp andcannabisuse.thisstudythusinvestigatedtheroleofdesireforcontrol(dc)asabufferingfactorin the impact of TP on cannabis use and evaluated the role played by this moderating effect in the predictive utility of the theory of planned behavior(tpb) as applied to cannabis use. Method: Study wasprospectiveindesign,withdc,tpandtpbvariablesassessedattime1andbehaviormeasures taken1weeklater(time2).690highschoolstudentsfromanurbanareaincenterfranceparticipated duringnormalclasshours.dcwasmeasuredusingburger sdesireofcontrolscale,tpwasmeasured usingashortversionofthezimbardo stimeperspectiveinventory(ztpi)andcannabisusewasselfreportedusingamulti itemsmeasure.results:asexpected,significantrelationswerefoundbetween TP and cannabis use. DC appeared to be only partially related to substance use. Interaction effects between TP and DC dimensions were predictive of cannabis use use. Relation between TP and cannabisuseappearedasbufferedbydcinseveralways.inrelationwithsocioeconomicstatus(ses) indicators, results suggested how DC and TP interactions lead to vulnerability profiles, which can in turnactaspathwaysthroughwhichsesisrelatedtosubstanceuse.conclusions:althoughthisstudy confirms the utility of TP in predicting substance use, this relation appeared as conditioned by individual differences in DC. This last construct thus appears as worthy of interest in the analysis of substance use, and might help deepen comprehension of the influence of TP over health behaviors. Moreover, results can be of use in improving health promoting and risk reducing interventions, and canbehelpfulinavoidingcertaincounterproductiveeffectslinkedtotime focusedintervention.

4 >> Martinez, F. & Fieulaine, N. (2010). For whom message framing is persuasive? Investigation of goalsandtemporalframingeffectsonhealthinformationseeking.internationalcongressofapplied Psychology,Melbourne,Australia Aim. An important issue for research concerning health communications is to understand how they might influence intentions and behaviours. This study investigates the influence of message framing accordingtoindividualdifferencesinthecontextofabehaviouralintentiontocomeinaninformation centreondrugs.method.atotalsampleof848undergraduates(400females,305males)participated in the experiment. An A4 sized folded paper booklet was handed to participants to complete and collected later at an agreed upon time. Participants were randomly allocated to experimental condition by pre packaging the booklets. A 2 (temporal frame) X 2 (regulatory focus: promotion vs. prevention)x4(frame:gainvs.lossvs.nongainsvs.nonlosses)between subjectsdesignwasused.all sixteenversionsbeganbydescribingtheinformationcentreondrug.althoughthesameconsequences werepresentedineachpassage,thetemporalframeinwhichtheconsequenceswerepresentedwas manipulated(benefits/costs X short/long term), regulatory focus was manipulated in the content of the message (promotion/prevention focused) and gain/loss frame was manipulated in the end of message. Immediately after reading the message, participants completed a thoughts listing task to assesstheircognitiveresponsesandthenrespondedtoaseriesofitemstoassessconstructsspecified by the theory of planned behaviour. The final part of the questionnaire contained the 12 item Considerationoffutureconsequencesmeasureandthe18 itemprevention/promotionscale.results. Persuasive impact of messages on behavioral intentions varied across conditions, and appeared as dependent on individual differences as such as framing. Coherence and fit between message and subjectsdispositionsaresuggestedaspredictorsofbehavioralintentionstouseinformationcentreon drugs. Results demonstrated how multifactorial framing in health communications could enhance persuasivenessofmessages.appliedinthecontextofinformationseeking,thisstudyhasimplications toelaborateandevaluatecommunicationsincommunityorpublichealthprograms. APPLIEDSOCIALPSYCHOLOGY >> Fieulaine N., Kalampalikis, N. & Haas, V. (2010). Claiming rights or claiming justice: A social psychological analysis of disputes emergence. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne,Australia Aim. The process by which experiences of injustice are perceived, become grievance, and then are transformed into claims and/or disputes is in many respects a social psychological process. Hence, aimsofthisfieldstudywere1)toinvestigatehowcitizensfacinginjuriousexperiencessucceedorfail toformasenseof entitlement tosomekindofredressandassertclaimsinlegalinstitutions;2)to exploresocial psychologicalfactorsthatareimportantinthedevelopmentofdisputingbehaviors,but also in the access to rights, law, and justice. Method. A field study was conducted in free legal aid centres(«lawandjusticehouses»,and«lawshops»)inanurbanareainfrance.methodological procedure combined observations of consultations with legal consultants, semi directed interviews with the public (N=46), and a questionnaire completed by users of legal aid (N=132). Social representations of justice system, motives for claiming, and conflict trajectories were assessed. Content and lexicometric analyses for qualitative data, and correlational, factorial and configural analyses for quantitative ones were realized. Results. Emergence and transformation of disputes appeared as conditioned by three main social psychological factors: social representations, social interactions, and temporality. Shared lay knowledge about justice, interactions with surrounding people or lawyers, and time orientation together participate in the configuration of naming, blaming, and claiming stages of disputes transformation. Perceived accessibility of legal contexts and trust in legal institutions act as potential barriers in the claiming process. Conclusions. Results highlighted social psychological anchoring of individuals commitment to the legal claiming process,

5 andthedynamicalprocessbywhichconflictsaretransformed ornot intodisputes.itprovidesnew insightsfortacklinginequalitiesinaccesstojustice,especiallyforpoorormarginalizedpopulations. >>Fieulaine,N.,Durif Bruckert,C.,Vinet,E.&Kalampalikis,N.(inprogress).Buildingindicatorsfor publicpoliciesevaluation:thecaseoflocalpartnershipsformentalhealth. Aims: To develop active partnerships between social and health workers is one of the main aims of public policies. In the field of mental health, these networks are created at a local level, and many professionals are involved, from different professional areas. This study aims at building adequate indicators in order to evaluate qualitatively how far such a partnership can lead to more efficient actionandtendtodevelopadifferentcultureaboutmentalhealthandillness.method.bythemean ofaction research,thisprojectaimsatusingchangeandparticipationtomakeappearthecorefacets ofthiskindofpartnership,andtoestablishrigorousandoperationalindicatorsforevaluation.more generally,thisprojectcanbeconsideredasafirstattempttoputmilestonesofascientificpsychosocial advisoryinpublicpolicies. >> Fieulaine, N. (in progress). Regulatory focus, time perspective and self construal in political participation. Aims. To explore how social psychological constructs can help in explaining political passivity and engagement.orientationstowardspromotionorpreventiongoals,attentionpaidtopast,presentand future, and concerns for self or others are hypothesized are crucial factors in explaining political involvement.moreover,thecrucialissueofpoliticalpassivityinlowersocialclassescanbeaddressed by examining how, and for whom the relation of poverty to passivity occur. Method. A preliminary questionnairestudywasperformed,onasampleof87citizensrandomlyrecruitedinanurbanarea. Time perspective, Regulatory Focus and Motives for vote were assessed through different series of items.results.itappearedthattpisrelatedtodifferentvotemotives,andtopoliticalparticipation. Whilefuture orientedindividualsaremorepromotion focusedandparticipateineveryvote,present orientedpeoplearemoreprevention focusedandtendtoparticipateonlyinhighlypersonalizedvotes (MayororPresident).PoliticalpositioningalsoappearedasrelatedtoTPandRF,andsocialexclusion appeared related to political involvement through its impact on social psychological constructs. Conclusions. This preliminary study confirms the interest of applying TP research in the field of politicalparticipation,andoffersseveralperspectivesforfuturestudies. Vinet, E., Martinez, F, & Fieulaine, N. (in progress). Explanations of and communication on ecological concerns: A social psychological approach using self regulation and time perspective theories. Aims. To examine how self regulation and time perspective can be predictive of ecological concerns and behaviors and helpful in building persuasive communication on the issue. Method.A sample of 234people,randomlyrecruitedinanurbanarea,wasaskedtofillaquestionnairecomposedofthree scales(regulatory focus, time perspective, and desire for control) and series of items assessing their environmental concerns and ecological behaviors. In another part (in counterbalanced order), participants were invited to read a message concerning ecological behaviors. This message was manipulated in its frame(prevention or promotion), temporal orientation(short vs. long term), and induced control. Then, participants responded to items measuring the persuasive impact of the message.results.statisticalanalysesareinprogress,resultssoon.