The influence of study interests on school achievement: the role of future time perspective and positive affect
The study was designed to test the impact of study interests on achievement, considering the mediating role of future time perspective and basic positive affect (attentiveness, joviality and selfassurance). A total of 675 Italian students attending 10th and 11th grade of high school (F = 342, 50.7%) were involved in the current study. Students’ ages ranged from 16 to 19 years (Mage = 17.44 years; SD = .84 years).