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@article{ Urien2007,
 title = {Selfless Time},
 author = {Urien, Bertrand},
 journal = {Time & Society},
 number = {2-3},
 pages = {367-386},
 volume = {16},
 year = {2007},
 issn = {1461-7463},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X07080273},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-223512},
 abstract = {Time studies in psychology or in consumer behaviour, traditionally think of the                personal future as a Lewinian `life space', containing several well-known time                dimensions: future time perspective, future anxiety, and hope. Those dimensions are                used to test the predictive power of various behaviours (attitudinal change, health                behaviour, delay of gratification, etc.) or more specifically: the temporality of                consumer behaviours as implied in consumption of cultural goods, exploratory                consumer behaviour, or mail order purchasing. However, the personal future is                flexible enough to enable individuals to project themselves well beyond this `life                space' into a post-mortem future. In this context, I propose to look at the concept                of death anxiety. Researchers studying the influence of time representations on                human behaviour should not limit themselves to apprehending the traditional                dimension of personal future; they could integrate an understanding of the future                that projects us beyond physical death. This requires first a close examination of                the relationships between death anxiety and the traditionally applied future                dimensions, and then broadening the scope to various human and consumer behaviours                still unexplained by traditionally acknowledged temporal dimensions. I first present                the classical Lewinian notion of personal future, highlighting some of its aspects,                to show how death anxiety is part of the personal future, and presents major                behavioural impacts. Second, by using structural equation modelling, and a                multi-group approach, I present an empirical study aiming to show the nature and the                intensity of the links between death anxiety and the other traditionally applied dimensions.},
}