Time Structure Questionnaire - Brandeis University

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 1234567

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 1234567

find this happening to you?

7. Once you've started an activity do 1234567

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 1234567

going"?

13. Do you tend to change rather 1234567

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 234567

day activities?

19. Looking at a typical day in your 1 234567

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 4 My interests are
always the same
21. Do the important interests/activities 1 2 3 567
in your life tend to change frequently?

22. Do your main interests/activities No purpose at all A great deal of purpose
fulfill some purpose in your life? 123 4567

Yes, Always No, Never

23. Do you have any difficulty in 1234567

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?