Time Structure Questionnaire

About: This scale is a self-report measure of time structure.

Items: 26

Reliability:
The interitem reliabilities ranges between .88 - .91.
The test—retest reliability for total score was .76.

Validity: The TSQ was found to have a coefficient α of 0.70 or greater when
compared to the TMBS scale.

Scoring:
Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 18, 21, 23, 24,
25, 26
Questions 3, 7, 9, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22

Possible scores on the TSQ range from 26 – 182. A higher score on the TSQ
indicates more time structure.

References:

Bond, M. J., Feather, N. T. (1988). Some correlates of structure and purpose in

the use of time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 321-329.
Mudrack, P. E. (1997). The structure of perceptions of time. Educational and
Psychological Measurement, 57, 222-240.
 Time Structure Questionnaire

Yes, Always No, Never

1. Do you ever have trouble organizing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
the things you have to do?
2. Do you ever find that time just seems 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
to slip away?
3. Do you have a daily routine which 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
you follow?
4. Do you often feel that your life is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
aimless, with no definite purpose?
5. Many of us tend to daydream about 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
the future. Do you find this happening
to you?
6. And what about the past? Do you 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
find this happening to you?
7. Once you've started an activity do 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
you persist at it until you've completed
it?
8. Do you ever feel that the things you 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
have to do during the day just don't
seem to matter?
9. Do you plan your activities from day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
to day?
10. Do you tend to leave things to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
last minute?
11. Do you find that during the day you 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
are often not sure what to do next?
12. Do you take a long time to "get 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
going"?
13. Do you tend to change rather 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
aimlessly from one activity to another
during the day?
14. Do you give up easily once you've 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
started something?
15. Do you plan your activities so that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
they fall into a particular pattern during
the day?
 Would have no idea Yes, definitely
16. Can you tell how many useful hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
you put in last week?

Yes, always No, never

17. Do you think you do enough with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
your time?
18. Do you get bored with your day-to- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
day activities?
19. Looking at a typical day in your 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
life, do you think that most things you
do have some purpose?

No structure at all Very structured

20. Do your main activities during the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
day fit together in a structured way?

Change very frequently My interests are

always the same
21. Do the important interests/activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
in your life tend to change frequently?

No purpose at all A great deal of purpose

22. Do your main interests/activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
fulfill some purpose in your life?

Yes, Always No, Never

23. Do you have any difficulty in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
finishing activities once you've started
them?
24. Do you spend time thinking about 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
opportunities that you have missed?
25. Do you ever feel that the way you 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
fill your time has little use or value?
26. Do you spend time thinking about 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
what your future might be like?