The Psychology of Time Travel



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When I suffer, I think that I’m being punished by a higher power





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When I suffer, I think that it is part of a greater plan





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When I suffer, I think that I’m unlucky





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Suffering is an inevitable part of human existence that can’t be avoided





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I believe there is a great deal of love in the world





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I believe there is a great deal of sadness in the world





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I believe the world is an indifferent place





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Part of why we are here is to search for meaning





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I don’t believe there is any greater meaning to existence





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I believe prayer is pointless





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I believe meditation is pointless





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I find religious practice boring





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I have a sense of purpose in life





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While carrying out mundane activities I feel guided by a higher power





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When events come to pass as predicted I feel comforted





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When events come to pass as predicted I feel powerless





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When events come to pass as predicted I feel nothing





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If there were a higher power that loved us we’d be free to make different futures





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If there were a higher power that loved us our efforts would be rewarded





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Acausal matter and acausal information is proof of a higher power





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Time travel deepened my religious faith





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Time travel lessened my religious faith





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Time travel made no difference to my religious faith





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Time travel makes me a more moral person





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Time travel brings me into contact with the divine





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Time travellers don’t need to abide by normal moral rules





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Time travellers are like gods





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Reference: Stephens, T. (April 2020). ‘The relationship between field experience and time travellers’ spiritual beliefs.’ Journal of Psychology and Religious Practice. 16 (1). 203–208.





Locus of Control Scale for Time Travellers (LoCSTT) Indicate your agreement using the following scale:

1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree

i

I have a great deal of influence over the direction of my life





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ii

I have very little influence over the direction of my life





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iii

I have a great deal of influence over the behaviour of other people





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I have very little influence over the behaviour of other people





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v

We are fated to succeed or to fail





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We are in charge of our own destiny





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Self-determination is not equally available to everyone





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Self-determination is possible for everyone who works hard enough





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Ordinary people are at the whims of people in power





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Ordinary people can take power by working together





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All of us are at the whim of forces we can’t understand





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All of us have to power to change things for the better





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I secured my post at the Conclave because I was the most skilled candidate





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I secured my post at the Conclave because other candidates had fewer advantages





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I secured my post at the Conclave because it was predestined





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I secured my post at the Conclave through luck





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Time travellers deserve their high commissions because they work hard





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Poverty is the fault of lazy individuals





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You can’t do anything to prevent poverty





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Whether we’re rich or poor is predestined and can’t be changed





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To receive financial rewards I must do as my employers demand





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To receive financial rewards I must play the system





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There is nothing I can do to change the value people place on my work





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Genetics determine my health – whatever choices I might make





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The environment determines my health – whatever choices I might make





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Fate determines my health – whatever choices I might make





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My lifestyle choices determine my health, even if I know the future





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Regular medical check-ups are the best way to avoid illness





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If I do what the doctor tells me, I’ll have the best health possible





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By giving my children the right care I’ll make sure they’re well adjusted





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How well adjusted my children are is a matter of fate





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Having foresight into my child’s issues will give me more control as a parent





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Having foresight into my child’s issues will lessen my control as a parent





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Having foresight into my child’s issues will not influence my control as a parent





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Most problems will resolve themselves if you just leave them alone





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Most problems need active intervention to be resolved





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The way things turn out for people directly reflects the effort they’ve made





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The way things turn out for people just happens, no matter what they do





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Nobody else governs my behaviour





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I have to change my behaviour to meet others’ expectations





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xli

I can use the things I see while time travelling to improve my life





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Seeing the future sometimes leads me into bad decisions





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Seeing aspects of my future gives me no extra influence over my life





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The things I see in my past show me where I could have made better choices





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The things I see in my past show me my decisions were irrelevant to the outcome





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As a time traveller I have more control over my life than an ordinary person





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As a time traveller I have no more control over my life than an ordinary person





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Reference: Joyce, S. (March 2020). ‘Does an external locus of control predict adjustment to job role in time travel recruitment?’ Annals of Occupational Psychology. 2 (1). 12–208.





Sexual and Relationship Health Scale for Time Travellers (SRCHS – TT) Indicate your agreement using the following scale:

1 = untrue, 2 = slightly true, 3 = somewhat true, 4 = mostly true, 5 = completely true

Satisfaction with primary relationship (if applicable)



i

Foreknowledge has made my primary relationship more stable





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