THOUGHT IMPACT SCALE:
Investigating the interactions between consciousness and non-conscious mental functions in people's everyday life functioning.
The Thought Impact Scale is a unique validated questionnaire designed to measure the broad human psychological trait of subconscious connectedness - i.e., how much people's conscious minds interact with their non-conscious mental functions in everyday life. Individuals vary greatly on this characteristic, and the Thought Impact Scale is designed to measure where people lie on that spectrum. There is now rapidly growing research evidence indicating that whether people are high or low on subconscious connectedness as measured by the Thought Impact Scale can have important consequences for their everyday experiences, mental functioning and even physical health.
The personal characteristics and consequences associated with having high versus low subconscious connectedness are currently the focus of active scientific investigations by Dr. Olafur Palsson at UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as by researchers at multiple other research institutions across the U.S. and internationally. Four studies have been completed on the Thought Impact Scale so far, and several other studies are presently under way or in preparation.
Papers published on the Thought Impact Scale to date:
Palsson, O.S. (2020). Development and Validation of the Thought Impact Scale: A Measure of Subconscious Connectedness. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 183-215.
Palsson, O. S., Ballou, S., & Walker, M. E. (2022). Association of Thought Impact Scale Scores with Hypnosis Treatment Responses and Hypnotherapy-Seeking: A Confirmation Study. The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 70(1), 28–48.
THOUGHT IMPACT SCALE:
Investigating the interactions between consciousness and non-conscious mental functions in people's everyday life functioning.
The Thought Impact Scale is a unique validated questionnaire designed to measure the broad human psychological trait of subconscious connectedness - i.e., how much people's conscious minds interact with their non-conscious mental functions in everyday life. Individuals vary greatly on this characteristic, and the Thought Impact Scale is designed to measure where people lie on that spectrum. There is now rapidly growing research evidence indicating that whether people are high or low on subconscious connectedness as measured by the Thought Impact Scale can have important consequences for their everyday experiences, mental functioning and even physical health.
The personal characteristics and consequences associated with having high versus low subconscious connectedness are currently the focus of active scientific investigations by Dr. Olafur Palsson at UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as by researchers at multiple other research institutions across the U.S. and internationally. Four studies have been completed on the Thought Impact Scale so far, and several other studies are presently under way or in preparation.
Papers published on the Thought Impact Scale to date:
Palsson, O. S. (2020). Development and Validation of the Thought Impact Scale: A Measure of Subconscious Connectedness. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 183-215.
Palsson, O. S., Ballou, S., & Walker, M. E. (2022). Association of Thought Impact Scale Scores with Hypnosis Treatment Responses and Hypnotherapy-Seeking: A Confirmation Study. The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 70(1), 28–48.