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

Table 3

Relative risk of death associated with beliefs in just world and other related future time perspective measures and trust measures (𝑁=440) (Range of scores).

Measures	Relative risk	95% Confidence intervals
Beliefs in just world (BJW: self) (8–48)	.798	.706,      .892
Beliefs in just world (BJW: others) (8–48)	1.003	.996,   1.014
Future time perspective (FTP) (10–70)	.842	.817,      .867
Future self-continuity (FSC)—15 yrs (14–70)	.865	.819,      .913
Agreement with trust items: interpersonal and society (12–60)	.970	.940,    1.011
Agreement with distrust items: interpersonal and society (12–60)	1.049	.940,    1.158
Control (30–150)	1.005	.996,     1.034
Social support satisfaction (10–30)	.945	.929,       .969
Self-esteem (10–40)	.970	.940,     1.011