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