Adaptation of the Time Attitudes Inventory and the Adolescent and Adult Time Attitude Scale for the Brazilian context
Time intricately influences human activities, organization, and personal experiences. While clock time provides a structured framework for our world, subjective time is a multifaceted construct shaped by sociocultural norms, individual biases, conscious thoughts, and emotions. This study advances the understanding of subjective time through innovative methodological approaches and exploratory analysis. In the first paper, we leverage the Sentence-T5 model to quantify semantic overlap among various self-report scales of subjective time. By generating high-dimensional embeddings of scale items and analyzing semantic similarity using cosine similarity, we identify clusters of scales with overlapping content. Hierarchical clustering reveals two primary clusters: "temporal experience," which encompasses diverse aspects of how individuals experience elapsed time, perceive durations, and conceptualize time, and "time perspective," focusing on orientations and evaluations across distinct temporal frames—past, present, and future. This analysis enhances our understanding of construct validity and identifies potential redundancies and conceptual overlaps among subjective time scales. The second paper explores the adaptation of two existing scales—the Time Metaphors Questionnaire Short-Form and the Time Meaning Questionnaire—to the Brazilian context. We also examine the relationship between subjective time and affective functioning. Our exploratory results highlight a complex interplay between subjective time, emotion regulation strategies, and well-being, suggesting novel research directions and potential interventions to improve emotional well-being through better understanding of subjective time.