xxviii
Looking at another person’s corpse has no impact on me
1 2 3 4 5
xxix
Attending another person’s funeral has no impact on me
1 2 3 4 5
xxx
I am not anxious about death whenever I get ill
1 2 3 4 5
xxxi
I am not anxious about death when I take risks with my health or safety
1 2 3 4 5
xxxii
I am not anxious about death
1 2 3 4 5
xxxiii
Compared to before I was a time traveller, I fear death more
1 2 3 4 5
xxxiv
Compared to before I was a time traveller, I fear death less
1 2 3 4 5
xxxv
Compared to before I was a time traveller, my feelings about death are unchanged
1 2 3 4 5
xxxvi
Ordinary people have commented that my attitudes towards death are strange
1 2 3 4 5
xxxvii
My worries about death are in line with other time travellers of similar experience
1 2 3 4 5
xxxviii
Death is the doorway to a new existence
1 2 3 4 5
xxxix
Death is an unavoidable, normal event that comes to all life on earth
1 2 3 4 5
xl
Death is an escape from the cruelties of this life
1 2 3 4 5
xli
Reading of my death in the archive upsets me
1 2 3 4 5
xlii
The idea of attending my own death upsets me
1 2 3 4 5
xliii
The idea of attending my own funeral upsets me
1 2 3 4 5
xliv
I worry about dying
1 2 3 4 5
Reference: Joyce, S. (June 2020). ‘The course of death anxiety in time travellers: A longitudinal study.’ British Death Journal. 13 (2). 110–119.
Bereavement Scale for Time Travellers (BerSTT) Using the following scale, indicate how frequently each item is true for you: 1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always
For use where the bereavement pre-dates the first field trip:
i
I avoid reminders of the person who’s gone
1 2 3 4 5
ii
I am shocked that the person is gone
1 2 3 4 5
iii
I have accepted that the person is gone
1 2 3 4 5
iv
Life has no meaning now the person has gone
1 2 3 4 5
v
Losing this person made me angry
1 2 3 4 5
vi
Losing this person made me bitter
1 2 3 4 5
vii
I can move on from this loss
1 2 3 4 5
viii
I feel numb because of this loss
1 2 3 4 5
ix
It’s hard to complete necessary life tasks because I think about this loss so much
1 2 3 4 5
x
I’m upset by places and objects that remind me of the person who’s gone
1 2 3 4 5
xi
Sometimes I worry I have the same symptoms as the person I’ve lost
1 2 3 4 5
xii
Sometimes when I’m out I think I’ve seen the person I’ve lost, and feel sad
1 2 3 4 5
xiii
Sometimes when the phone rings I think it’s the person I’ve lost, and feel sad
1 2 3 4 5
xiv
I feel guilty for living when this person has gone
1 2 3 4 5
xv
I’m envious of people who haven’t experienced grief
1 2 3 4 5
xvi
Other people have remarked on how unaffected I am by this person’s death
1 2 3 4 5
xvii
My feelings of grief are intense compared to other people in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xviii
My feelings of grief are typical compared to other people in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xix
My feelings of grief are not intense compared to other people in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xx
When I am in the field I expect my feelings of grief to lessen
1 2 3 4 5
xxi
When I am in the field I expect my feelings of grief to feel the same
1 2 3 4 5
xxii
When I am in the field I expect my feelings of grief to worsen
1 2 3 4 5
For use where the bereavement post-dates the first field trip:
xxiii
I avoid reminders of the person who’s died, including seeing them in other timelines
1 2 3 4 5
xxiv
I am shocked that the person has died
1 2 3 4 5
xxv
I have accepted that the person has died
1 2 3 4 5
xxvi
Life has no meaning in timelines where this person is dead
1 2 3 4 5
xxvii
This person’s death made me angry
1 2 3 4 5
xxviii
This person’s death made me bitter
1 2 3 4 5
xxix
I can move on from this death
1 2 3 4 5
xxx
I feel numb because of this death
1 2 3 4 5
xxxi
It’s hard to complete necessary life tasks because I think about this death so much
1 2 3 4 5
xxxii
I’m upset by places and objects that remind me of the person who’s died
1 2 3 4 5
xxxiii
Sometimes I worry I have the same symptoms as the person who’s died
1 2 3 4 5
xxxiv
Sometimes when I’m out I think I see someone who’s currently dead, and feel sad
1 2 3 4 5
xxxv
Sometimes when the phone rings I think it’s a person who’s currently dead, and feel sad
1 2 3 4 5
xxxvi
I feel guilty for living when this person has died
1 2 3 4 5
xxxvii
I’m envious of people who haven’t experienced grief
1 2 3 4 5
xxxviii
Other people have remarked on how unaffected I am by this person’s death
1 2 3 4 5
xxxix
My feelings of grief are intense compared to non-time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xl
My feelings of grief are typical compared to non-time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xli
My feelings of grief are not intense compared to non-time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xlii
My feelings of grief are intense compared to time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xliii
My feelings of grief are typical compared to time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
xliv
My feelings of grief are not intense compared to time travellers in the same position
1 2 3 4 5
Reference: Joyce, S. (September 2020). ‘Do time travellers grieve? The Bereavement Scale for Time Travellers (BSTT).’ English Journal of Adjustment Disorders. 20 (3). 34–40.
Religious Belief Scale for Time Travellers (RBeSTT) Indicate your agreement using the following scale:
1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree
i
It’s important to me to think about religious issues
1 2 3 4 5
ii
Spiritual topics are interesting to me
1 2 3 4 5
iii
Staying informed about religious questions has value for me
1 2 3 4 5
iv
I believe in a higher power
1 2 3 4 5
v
I believe in the afterlife
1 2 3 4 5
vi
I believe in free will
1 2 3 4 5
vii
I believe in predestination
1 2 3 4 5
viii
Public/shared worship is part of my life
1 2 3 4 5
ix
Prayer is part of my life
1 2 3 4 5
x
Meditative practice is part of my life
1 2 3 4 5
xi
I have felt divine intervention
1 2 3 4 5
xii
I have felt oneness with the universe
1 2 3 4 5
xiii
I have felt completion
1 2 3 4 5
xiv
I have received communication from a higher power
1 2 3 4 5
xv
I have been consoled by spiritual writings or practices
1 2 3 4 5
xvi
My religious faith gives me strength to get through challenging experiences
1 2 3 4 5
xvii
I derive no strength from religious faith
1 2 3 4 5
xviii
My faith in humanity gives me strength to get through challenging experiences
1 2 3 4 5
xix
I derive no strength from a faith in humanity