The Psychology of Time Travel



xxxi

I only feel safe going to sleep in particular time periods

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxii

After I’ve visited a particular era, I keep doubting that I really went there

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxiii

I repeat certain phrases in my head to protect me before time travelling

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxiv

I repeat certain phrases in my head to protect me during time travelling

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxv

I repeat certain phrases in my head to protect me after time travelling

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxvi

I frequently have unpleasant thoughts about time travelling that I can’t control

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxvii

I feel upset about periods where I’m ‘missing’ from the shared chronology

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxviii

I believe there are good and bad years in the past based on their numerical value

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxxix

I believe there are good and bad years in the future based on their numerical value

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xl

I have to wash the time machine before use to assuage my fears of contamination

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xli

I have to wash the time machine after use to assuage my fears of contamination

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xlii

I constantly worry I’ve harmed one of my ancestors while time travelling

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xliii

Because I have these thoughts I worry I must want to harm my ancestors

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xliv

I constantly worry I’ve harmed one of my descendants while time travelling

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xlv

Because I have these thoughts I worry I must want to harm my descendants

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xlvi

If I neglect my time travelling rituals, I’m being irresponsible

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



Reference: Joyce, S. (2020). ‘A new scale for measuring obsessive-compulsive traits in workplaces requiring time travel’. Psychometrics. 1 (1), 115–120.





Eating Disorder Scale for Time Travellers (EDScaTT) Indicate which of the following statements are true or untrue for you.

i

While I am in the past I am more likely to feel my eating is out of control

Yes No Don’t recall



ii

While I am in the future I am more likely to feel my eating is out of control

Yes No Don’t recall



iii

While I am in the present I am more likely to feel my eating is out of control

Yes No Don’t recall



iv

I have made myself vomit in the past to prevent myself gaining weight

Yes No Don’t recall



v

I have made myself vomit in the future to prevent myself gaining weight

Yes No Don’t recall



vi

I have made myself vomit in the present to prevent myself gaining weight

Yes No Don’t recall



vii

I have fasted in the past

Yes No Don’t recall



viii

I have fasted in the future

Yes No Don’t recall



ix

I have fasted in the present

Yes No Don’t recall



x

I have exercised excessively in the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xi

I have exercised excessively in the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xii

I have exercised excessively in the present

Yes No Don’t recall



xiii

I have used laxatives or diuretics in the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xiv

I have used laxatives or diuretics in the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xv

I have used laxatives or diuretics in the present

Yes No Don’t recall



xvi

I only want to eat with other people in the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xvii

I only want to eat with other people in the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xviii

I only want to eat with other people in the present

Yes No Don’t recall



xix

I only want to eat with other people at a specific point in time

Yes No Don’t recall



xx

I only ever want to eat at a specific point in time

Yes No Don’t recall



xxi

My eating habits influence my relationships with people in the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xxii

My eating habits influence my relationships with people in the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xxiii

My eating habits influence my relationships with people in the present

Yes No Don’t recall



xxiv

In some time periods, I feel more pressure from friends to lose weight

Yes No Don’t recall



xxv

In some time periods, I feel more pressure from my family to lose weight

Yes No Don’t recall



xxvi

In some time periods, I feel more pressure from the media to lose weight

Yes No Don’t recall



xxvii

In some time periods, I feel more pressure from my partner to lose weight

Yes No Don’t recall



xxviii

I categorise food as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ depending on its year of origin

Yes No Don’t recall



xxix

I fear eating food from some time periods

Yes No Don’t recall



xxx

I fear I won’t be able to eat in certain time periods

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxi

I fear I won’t be able to stop eating in certain time periods

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxii

I need to eat a particular rate or chew a particular number of times

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxiii

I can only eat portions of a specific size

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxiv

I can only eat foods of a certain colour

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxv

I hoard food from the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxvi

I hoard food from the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxvii

I collect recipes, photos and articles on food from the past

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxviii

I collect recipes, photos and articles on food from the future

Yes No Don’t recall



xxxix

I judge myself harshly

Yes No Don’t recall



xl

I am motivated by wanting to be better than other people

Yes No Don’t recall



xli

I often feel that my life circumstances are not in my control

Yes No Don’t recall



xlii

I often feel that eating is the only aspect of my life that I can control

Yes No Don’t recall



xliii

Time travelling has altered my feelings about my body in a negative way

Yes No Don’t recall



xliv

Time travelling has altered my feelings about my body in a positive way

Yes No Don’t recall



xlv

Time travelling has not made any difference to my feelings about my body

Yes No Don’t recall



xlvi

I believe my eating habits are reasonable

Yes No Don’t recall



xlvii

I would like to change my eating habits

Yes No Don’t recall



Reference: Joyce, S. (2020). ‘Detecting disordered eating among time travellers’. The Psychology of Time Travel. 60 (3), 7–13.





Time Travelling and Narcissistic Traits (TTaNT) Indicate your agreement, where 1 = untrue, and 10 = completely true

i

I would like to use time travel for the purposes of influencing people

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



ii

I am drawn to time travel because it is an elite profession

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



iii

The thought of using time travel to influence how the world is run scares me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



iv

I believe I blend into other time periods easily

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



v

Being a time traveller appeals because it often makes me the centre of attention

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



vi

I would like to use time travel for exercising authority over other people

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



vii

The thought of using time travel to manipulate people doesn’t appeal to me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



viii

Time travelling will mean I always know what I’m doing

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



ix

Time travelling shows we can’t always live the way we plan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



x

Controlling time is a skill deserving the respect of others

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xi

Time travelling is a very humbling experience

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xii

I am very good at understanding the motivations of people from other times

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xiii

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