“时间定价”:概念、后果与心理机制

“Putting a price on time”: Conception, Consequences and Its Psychological Mechanism

时间定价(Putting a price on time)是指从金钱的角度衡量和评估时间,给时间赋予经济价值。研究表明:"时间定价"与过度工作、低志愿活动和低幸福体验等三个方面相关。时间定价对个体影响的心理机制可以从认知和情绪视角进行分析探讨。未来的研究方向有:(1)时间定价影响幸福体验的"双刃效应";(2)时间定价对组织管理的启示;(3)时间定价的神经生理机制。

＂Putting a price on time＂ means thinking about time in terms of money and endowing time an economic value. Many studies showed that putting a price on time will have effects on individual＇s overwork, volunteer behavior and happiness experience. We analyze the psychological mechanisms of the influences in cognition and emotion perspectives. Many questions should be further explored： （I） The double effect of ＂putting a price on time＂ on happiness; （2） The enlightenment of ＂putting a price on time＂ on organizational management; （3） The exploration of the neurophysiologic mechanism of ＂putting a price on time＂.