The influence of the attitude to situation on the manifestation of time competence

The article substantiates the necessity to take into account one’s attitude to the life situation when analyzing the behaviour. The article presents the data of the empirical research demonstrating the influence of the experience of stressful situations on the manifestation of time competence. It is emphasized that in case a person feels an acute shortage of time, there is a sense of the loss of personal value of what is happening, and the performance time becomes insignificant. The results of the undertaken research clarify the boundaries of the situational approach to the study of the time competence.