Measurement of Synchronicity in a Clinical Context

Pasciuti, Frank

doi:10.3928/00485713-20111104-07

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“…Related to this is the question of whether some settings are more conducive to SEs. For example, Pasciuti () found a possible connection between synchronicity detection and having attended over 50 sessions of psychotherapy, and with the Myers Briggs profile of introversion, intuition, feeling and perception (INFP). Thus, psychotherapists may be more likely to report synchronicity because they have undertaken a substantial amount of personal therapy as part of their training or it may mean that psychotherapists are more likely to match the profile of INFP.…”

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Synchronicity in the therapeutic setting: A survey of practitioners

Roxburgh

Ridgway

Roe

2015

Couns and Psychother Res

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Aims In this study, we intended to explore whether there are any differences between counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists in the reporting and interpretation of synchronicity experiences (SEs) in the therapeutic setting. SEs are defined as psychologically meaningful connections between inner events (such as a thought, vision or feeling) and one or more external events occurring simultaneously or at a future point in time. Design An online survey link was emailed to a random sample of counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists drawn from membership lists of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), British Psychological Society (BPS) and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). The survey was designed to investigate the following research questions: do practitioners report SEs in the therapeutic setting? Are there any differences between types of practitioners in terms of explanations for SEs? Were SEs believed to be more likely to occur at certain points in therapy? Results A total of 226 respondents completed the survey. One hundred respondents (44%) reported that they had experienced synchronicity in the therapeutic setting, of whom 55 were psychotherapists, 21 counsellors and 24 psychologists. The majority of respondents (67%) felt that SEs could be useful for therapy. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between practitioner types in their interpretation of SEs but no differences in perception of when synchronicity events were likely to occur. Conclusion Findings have important implications for how practitioners may respond to clients who report SEs and are discussed alongside suggestions for future research.

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Synchronicity in the therapeutic setting: A survey of practitioners

Roxburgh

Ridgway

Roe

2015

Couns and Psychother Res

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“…There is a growing body of literature that has either used survey methods to investigate the range and incidence of SEs (Bressan, 2002;Coleman, Beitman, & Celebi, 2009;Costin, Dzara, & Resch, 2011;Henry, 1993), or has explored the personality factors associated with coincidence-proneness Meyer, 1989;Pascuti, 2011). However, very few empirical studies have included therapist samples.…”

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Exploring the meaning in meaningful coincidences: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of synchronicity in therapy

Roxburgh

Ridgway

Roe

2015

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling

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“…Finally, the present findings may indicate the importance of personality as a moderating factor in SEs. For example, Pasciuti (2011) found a potential link between synchronicity detection and the Myers Briggs profile of introversion, intuition, feeling, and perception (INFP). Introversion focuses attention introspectively on one's thoughts, memories, and emotions.…”

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The Predictability of Synchronicity Experience: Results from a Survey of Jungian Analysts

Sacco¹

2019

IJPS

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Fibonacci time patterns may predict future synchronistic events (SEs) by forecasting nonlinear dynamical interactions. This study examined if there were differences between observed distributions of Fibonacci time patterns matching SEs compared to expected distributions based on chance. An online survey link was e-mailed to a random sample of Jungian analysts drawn from membership lists of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP). Two experiments tested the hypothesis that Fibonacci algorithms would predict increased synchronicity matches compared to chance. The two Fibonacci algorithms studied were a golden section model (GSM) and harmonic model (HM). Participants reported a total of 41 synchronicities. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference (p < .001) between observed and expected frequencies of matches based on chance for the HM algorithm, and no significant difference in matches predicted by the GSM algorithm. Synchronicity dynamics were found to exhibit a horizon of predictability between ±34 and ±89 days. The article discusses, among other issues, what these findings might mean for theoretical explanations of synchronicity and clinical practice.

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Measurement of Synchronicity in a Clinical Context

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Synchronicity in the therapeutic setting: A survey of practitioners

Synchronicity in the therapeutic setting: A survey of practitioners

Exploring the meaning in meaningful coincidences: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of synchronicity in therapy

The Predictability of Synchronicity Experience: Results from a Survey of Jungian Analysts

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