Supplementary file 1_Beyond the here and now: mood, death attitudes, and diverse future time perspective in late adulthood.docx

This study examined how three dimensions of death attitudes (contemplation of death, fear of death, belief in life after death) and general mood relate to four dimensions of future orientation in late adulthood: positive future, negative future, transcendental future, and transcendent future, considering age and gender.</p>Methods<p>A total of 446 participants aged 60 to 94 years completed the Death Attitude Questionnaire, measures of future time perspective (positive, negative, transcendental, transcendent future), and the General Mood Scale.

Correlational analyses, regression-informed path analysis, and MANOVA were conducted.</p>Results<p>Lower general mood was associated with higher negative future and higher fear of death, whereas belief in life after death and contemplation of death showed strong links with transcendental and transcendent future. In the path model, negative future was predicted by lower mood and higher fear of death and contemplation of death, while positive future showed positive associations with higher mood and belief in life after death.