The role of time perspective in prediction of academic emotions of secondary school male students

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of time perspective in academic emotions of secondary school male students. Therefore, 200 students in Shiraz were selected by random cluster sampling and completed time perspective questionnaire of Zimbardo and Boyd (1999) and academic emotions of Pekrun et al (2005). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis. The results of the correlation indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between the time perspective of hedonist present, future, fatalist present with positive academic emotions; Also, only the negative past, hedonist present, transcendental and positive past had a positive and significant relationship with negative academic emotions. Also path analysis results showed that the proposed model fit the data and  among the dimensions of time perspective, hedonist present, future and fatalist present played role in prediction of positive academic emotions and also negative past, hedonist present and higher education future in prediction of negative academic emotions. Regarding the results of this study, it is suggested that time management training programs should be provided to specialists to guide the students to a balanced time perspective in order to increase positive emotions and decrease negative emotions.