Relatively few empirical studies have addressed
the psychological dimensions involved in the
imagination of the future. The present study aimed to
verify the hypothetical link between the temperament
traits of young adults and their attitudes towards the future.
Through an online panel, 246 subjects aged 20 to
30 years (M = 26.07 ± 2.36), of whom 54.5% were female,
answered a protocol consisting of an identity record,
a specially designed tool called the Future
Thinking Questionnaire, and the Temperament and
Character Inventory developed by Cloninger. The data
were analysed through linear regression, Student’s t test,
and the Kruskall-Wallis test. Results show that specific
temperament traits, such as Reward Dependence and
Harm Avoidance, significantly predict the perception of
Uncertainty, the sense of Helplessness, the attitude of
Persistence, and Fantasy regarding external solutions.
Findings suggest that the view of the future is influenced
by a temperamental and hence hereditary disposition.

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