The Predictive Ability of the Dimensions of the Future time perspective in hope at work among Yarmouk University Students

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the predictive ability of the Future Time Perspective Hope at Work's dimensions. The study participants were 500 male and female students from Yarmouk University, and the study was conducted during the second semester of the (2020/2021) academic year. The results showed that There were no statistically significant differences due to the gender, academic specialization, academic year, grade point average variables. The result also showed no statistically significant differences in gender, academic specialization, academic years, and grade point average in the future time perspective dimensions (positive past, negative past, future, imperative present, and enjoyable present). There were no statistically significant differences due to the gender, academic specialization, academic year, and grade point average variables. The study results also revealed the existence of predictive ability for all dimensions of the future time perspective: hope in work among university students, where the hope at work instrument explained 20.5% of the total explanatory variance, and the future, inevitable present, pleasant present, positive past, and negative past were the most explanatory variables, respectively.