Cognitive Beliefs and Future Time Perspectives: Predictors of Mortality and Longevity

Table 2

Psychometric information on beliefs in just world (self and others) and other related future time perspective measures and trust measures.

Measures	Mean	(SD)	α
Beliefs in just world (BJW: self) (8–48)	36.6	(6.1)	.84
Beliefs in just world (BJW: others) (8–48)	25.7	(5.8)	.74
Future time perspective (FTP) (10–70)	39.9	(5.2)	.82
Future self-continuity (FSC)—15 yrs (14–70)	34.8	(6.1)	.74
Agreement with trust items: interpersonal and society (12–60)	37.6	(5.3)	.77
Agreement with distrust items: interpersonal and society (12–60)	50.2	(6.9)	.72
Control (30–150)	80.1	(10.6)	.75
Social support satisfaction (10–30)	22.4	(3.82)	.89
Self-esteem (10–40)	23.9	(3.1)	.88

Note: The alpha denotes the coefficient alpha, a measure of internal consistency.