Influence of the COVID-19 on the Time Perspective

Abstract

Influence of getting over a new coronavirus infection on the time perspective is considered. The sample included 111 respondents, 60 of which had coronavirus infection (recovery no later than 3 weeks ago), 51  –  had  no  coronavirus-19  and  to  the  last  two  months  had  no  sharp  diseases.  The  Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) and the Semantic Time Differential (L. I. Wasserman, E. A. Trifonova, K. R. Chervinskaya) were used. It is shown that the recovered COVID-19 are inclined to more negative past perspective, than conditionally healthy respondents, have more fatalistic present  perspective and less focused on the future and see him more negative. Least the disease affected present perspective.