| Poster | Poster Session 11 Program Schedule
02/17/2024
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60)
Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology | Education/Training | Professional Practice Issues
Final Abstract #26
Time Perception and Identity in Bilingual Hispanics/Latinos
Alicia Camuy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
Sarah Raskin, Trinity College, Hartford, United States
Category: Cross Cultural Neuropsychology/ Clinical Cultural Neuroscience
Keyword 1: cognitive neuroscience
Keyword 2: cross-cultural issues
Objective:
This is an exploratory study to identify unique ways in which Spanish-English Hispanic/Latino populations perceive themselves over time and perceive the passage of time.
Participants and Methods:
Participants (n = 50) were healthy bilingual Hispanics/Latinos living in the U.S. tested over Zoom. Materials included a questionnaire about subjective experience of time, the Abbreviated Multidimensional Acculturation Scale (AMAS) a multidimensional acculturation scale (Zea et al., 2003), the Temporal Focus Scale (TFS), a measure of the extent of past, present, or future temporal orientation (Shipp et al., 2009), the Thinking About Life Experiences (TALE) Scale, and a measure of the functional purpose of autobiographical memory in daily life (Alea and Ali, 2019). Additionally, a time estimation measure was adapted from the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST) for a direct measure of short-term time perception (Raskin, 2009). Linear regressions were used to analyze the predictive value of culture, language, and demographic variables for each of the mental time travel measures.
Results:
When probed about their subjective experience of time, participants reported to think about time an average of 61.02% of the time (SD = 25.27), to be late an average of 32.20% of the time (SD = 28.79) and worry about being late 52.66% of the time (SD = 29.67). AMAS culture of origin identification (β = 2.43, p = .003) and preferred language (β = -1.16, p = .014) predicted past focus factor of the TFS (R2 = .273, F(1, 33) = 4.44, p = .006), no variable predicted present focus factor, and culture of origin identification (β = 1.72, p = .016) predicted future focus factor (R2 = .163, F(1, 33) = 6.44, p = .016). No variable predicted self-continuity, social bonding, or guiding behavior functions of TALE. AMAS U.S. Culture score (β = 48.77, p = .043) predicted gross score on the time estimation task, which represents an overestimation of time relative to the clock (R2 = .119, F(1, 33) = 4.44, p = .043).
Conclusions:
There is currently a paucity of research in the exploration of time perspective and temporal identity with a multicultural lens, which this study aims to provide a preliminary foundation for. The data suggest that Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. self-report themselves to be timely, which may agree with our finding that U.S. cultural identification leads to overestimation of time passed on the time estimation task. This could be because of the faster pace of life in the U.S. compared to Hispanic/Latino cultures of origin. Additionally, culture of origin might predict both past and future focus because of an emphasis on traditions which continue from the past and a hope for socioeconomic progress in the future, common beliefs for Hispanics/Latinos. Further exploration is required to understand why culture, language, and demographic factors were unrelated to TALE functions. These findings could develop a clearer understanding of the unique cognition of Hispanic/Latino populations and inform more population-specific neuropsychological assessments of time perception and mental time travel.
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