The main purpose of the study were to
investigate the relationships among imagination, future
imagination tendency, and future time perspective of junior
high school students, then to explore the future time
perspective which is predicted by background variables,
imaginative qualities, and future imagination tendency. The
subjects were 331 from the junior high school in Kaohsiung
City. The main research tool is the Imagination
Questionnaire, the Future imagination tendency Scale, and
the Future Time Perspective Scale. The data collected was
analyzed by SPSS 18.0 with descriptive statistical analysis,
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, and
multiple stepwise regression procedure. The findings of the
study were follows: 1. It showed a high positive correlation
between imagination and future imagination tendency. 2. It
showed a middle positive correlation between imagination
and future time perspective. 3. It showed a middle positive
correlation between future imagination tendency and future
time perspective. 4. Monthly exam results, socioeconomic
status, beyond reality, past review and future prediction,
emotion and value and plot construction could significantly
predict future time perspective. According to the research
findings, the researcher gave some suggestions for future
implementations.