Hemi-Sync® Journal 2008-1&2 (Winter/Spring)

action inquiry and personal transformation, as “framing, advocating, illustrating, and inquiring” (27-30). Kegan and Lahey describe changes to four languages that underpin an introspective highway to the center of our internal operating system, “from a language of complaint to commitment, from a language of blame to personal responsibility, from a language of “New Year’s Resolutions” to competing commitments, and from a language of assumptions that hold us to assumptions we hold” (8). 29 Such is the value developmental psychologists place on how individuals talk about their lives, particularly when referencing things that are important to them. From that perspective, it is relevant to note that both groups of respondents in this survey have had monumental shifts in how they perceive themselves and the world around them. However, if I were to try to describe the difference I observed between the Gateway Only and Multiple Program respondents, I would use words like depth of self-awareness, greater personal disclosure, range of metaphors or references for sharing their experiences, degree of experience with inner exploration, and appreciation for the gifts they have received. In the Personal Learning & Development category, the Multiple Program respondents related to personal healing, overcoming fears, trust in a higher self, and the experience of being loved to a much higher degree. The point is the degree in which the words they used expressed something more integrated into a sense of themselves (more affective in nature rather than merely abstract). What does this mean? Based on the statistical analysis, the answer to the question of how the multiple program respondents can be so high on life (while at the same time be at odds “with the way things are”) seems to imply a state of ego development indicative of an ability to recognize the limitations in any perspective. To take this further, they more willingly engage others for the challenge it poses to their worldview as the means for growing more expansive in their experiences – to consciously grow beyond where they are rather than merely having it happen to them as a function of circumstances. While there is evidence to suggest that Multiple Program participants have made major shifts in consciousness, specific characteristics of individuals from this group yet 30 need to be identified and sorted via a process of comparative analysis. Further to this point are the relatively poor observational skills of extraverted/introverted intuitive types, which characterize the vast majority of participants in the Multiple Program group. Individuals who have an introverted intuitive or extroverted intuitive personality type can pay such little attention to details at times that their credibility regarding the facts of a specific experience is suspect. The next phase of this study will look more closely at a representative set of the Multiple Program group to further evaluate the effects of long- term participation in TMI programs. 31 APPENDIX TABLE 1 Priorities and Direction of Functions in Each Type ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ Dominant S (I) Dominant S (I) Dominant N (I) Dominant N (I) Auxiliary T (E) Auxiliary F (E) Auxiliary F (E) Auxiliary T (E) ISTP ISFP INFP INTP Dominant T (I) Dominant F (I) Dominant F (I) Dominant T (I) Auxiliary S (E) Auxiliary S (E) Auxiliary N (E) Auxiliary N (E) ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP Dominant S (E) Dominant S (E) Dominant N (E) Dominant N (E) Auxiliary T (I) Auxiliary F (I) Auxiliary F (I) Auxiliary T (I) ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ Dominant T (E) Dominant F (E) Dominant F (E) Dominant T (E) Auxiliary S (I) Auxiliary S (I) Auxiliary N (I) Auxiliary N (I) 32 TABLE 2 Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlations Variables N Mean Std Dev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 TMI Attendance 694 2.48 1.50 - 2 Efficacy 613 3.86 0.64 0.36 - 3 Life Satisfaction 633 3.75 0.88 0.19 0.45 - 4 Job Satisfaction 622 3.77 0.93 0.11 0.35 0.61 - 5 Career Performance 591 3.76 0.77 0.16 0.41 0.53 0.62 - 6 Age 690 6.75 2.02 0.14 0.05 0.17 0.19 0.08 - 7 Education 694 5.11 1.46 0.13 0.02 0.11 0.13 0.08 0.15 - 8 Income 622 3.42 1.86 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.05 0.26 0.04 0.21 9 Extraversion (K-B Type) 587 5.48 2.40 0.07 0.22 0.21 0.27 0.24 0.14 -0.04 10 Sensing (K-B Type) 587 6.24 3.68 -0.02 -0.13 -0.06 -0.08 -0.03 -0.03 -0.01 11 Thinking (K-B Type) 587 8.15 3.90 -0.03 -0.21 -0.13 -0.16 -0.10 -0.04 -0.02 12 Judging (K-B Type) 587 11.12 4.25 -0.02 -0.12 -0.09 -0.12 -0.07 0.00 0.05 13 Age Squared 690 49.64 25.27 0.13 0.06 0.18 0.19 0.09 0.98 0.15 14 Single 694 0.18 0.38 -0.05 -0.08 -0.19 -0.12 -0.13 -0.40 -0.08 15 Married 694 0.51 0.50 0.03 0.06 0.21 0.07 0.18 0.08 0.06 16 Divorced 694 0.22 0.41 0.00 -0.04 -0.12 -0.05 -0.10 0.16 -0.02 17 Widowed 694 0.05 0.21 0.06 0.04 0.10 0.09 0.06 0.19 0.01 18 Gender (Male) 694 0.51 0.50 0.03 -0.03 -0.06 -0.16 -0.06 -0.12 0.02 19 Unemployed 694 0.05 0.22 -0.16 -0.03 -0.11 -0.14 -0.24 -0.16 -0.11 20 Retired 694 0.15 0.36 0.09 0.04 0.13 0.01 -0.01 0.39 0.03 21 White 694 0.86 0.35 0.05 -0.01 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.10 0.07 22 Indian 694 0.01 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.02 -0.03 -0.04 -0.05 -0.08 23 Black 694 0.02 0.14 -0.05 -0.06 -0.04 -0.05 -0.02 -0.10 0.04 24 Hispanic 694 0.03 0.18 -0.08 0.05 -0.06 -0.04 0.01 -0.02 -0.04 25 Asian 694 0.03 0.17 -0.02 0.01 -0.05 -0.05 -0.09 -0.05 0.00 26 Other Race 694 0.03 0.18 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.03 -0.03 -0.07 27 Partner Income 606 0.86 1.37 -0.03 0.08 0.17 0.10 0.04 -0.05 -0.05 Note: Correlations with absolute values greater than 0.13, 0.10, 0.074, and 0.068 are significant at p < .001, p < 0.01, p< 0.05, and p < 0.10 levels respectively TABLE 2 Continued 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 - 0.04 - 0.16 -0.14 - 0.08 -0.18 0.46 - 0.09 -0.21 0.57 0.43 - 0.00 0.14 -0.02 -0.03 0.00 - -0.15 -0.05 -0.02 0.04 -0.06 -0.36 - 0.09 -0.02 0.06 0.02 0.10 0.05 -0.47 - 0.03 0.05 -0.02 -0.04 -0.02 0.15 -0.25 -0.54 - -0.03 0.05 -0.01 -0.02 -0.05 0.22 -0.10 -0.23 -0.12 - 0.25 -0.06 0.12 0.24 0.03 -0.11 0.07 0.05 -0.09 -0.12 - -0.20 -0.11 -0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.15 0.11 -0.02 -0.03 -0.05 -0.03 - -0.10 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.04 0.43 -0.13 0.05 -0.01 0.13 -0.04 -0.10 - 0.07 -0.04 -0.06 -0.02 -0.01 0.10 -0.04 -0.01 0.04 0.09 -0.05 -0.02 0.03 - -0.04 0.03 0.01 -0.02 0.04 -0.03 0.01 0.04 -0.04 -0.02 0.07 -0.02 0.02 -0.19 -0.06 0.00 0.07 0.05 0.09 -0.09 0.13 -0.03 -0.05 -0.03 0.01 -0.03 -0.03 -0.34 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.05 -0.03 -0.02 -0.03 0.01 -0.02 -0.04 -0.02 -0.01 -0.04 -0.47 -0.03 0.01 0.04 -0.05 -0.02 -0.07 0.01 -0.01 0.05 -0.04 0.00 0.11 -0.03 -0.44 -0.04 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 0.00 0.05 -0.04 -0.04 0.07 -0.01 0.04 -0.46 -0.31 0.04 -0.07 -0.16 -0.05 -0.06 -0.17 0.42 -0.29 -0.07 -0.17 0.11 0.00 0.03 34 TABLE 2 Continued 22 23 24 25 26 - -0.01 - -0.01 -0.03 - -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 - -0.01 -0.03 -0.04 -0.03 - 0.07 -0.03 -0.04 0.04 -0.03 35 TABLE 3 Multivariate Regression Results Excluding Personality Variables Dependent Variables Personal Life Job Career Efficacy Satisfaction Satisfaction Performance Independent Variables TMI Attendance 0.135*** 0.094*** 0.056* 0.053* Age -0.075 -0.129 -0.080 -0.242** Age Squared 0.006 0.013 0.012 0.021** Education 0.007 0.012 0.043 -0.005 Income 0.002 0.076** 0.037 0.117*** Single -0.357** -0.157 -0.402† 0.002 Married -0.199 0.218 -0.284 0.210 Divorced -0.283* -0.106 -0.478* -0.068 Widowed -0.070 0.464 -0.017 0.180 Gender (male) -0.114* -0.159† -0.258** -0.241*** Unemployed 0.167 -0.054 -0.310† -0.510*** Retired 0.039 0.237† -0.212 -0.138 Race (white) -0.100 0.081 0.072 -0.017 Partner Income 0.047* 0.121*** 0.086* 0.042 R2 0.16 0.18 0.12 0.18 F 6.06*** 7.07*** 4.34*** 7.06*** Df 14, 448 14, 448 14, 448 14, 448 † p < 0.10 * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 TABLE 4 Multivariate Regression Results Including Personality Variables Dependent Variables Personal Life Job Career Efficacy Satisfaction Satisfaction Performance Independent Variables TMI Attendance 0.121*** 0.081** 0.036 0.044† Age -0.048 -0.121 -0.124 -0.261** Age Squared 0.003 0.012 0.015 0.023** Education 0.022 0.026 0.061* 0.001 Income -0.010 0.054* 0.007 0.101*** Extraversion (K-B 0.044*** 0.053** 0.079*** 0.061*** Type) Sensing (K-B Type) -0.008 0.008 0.014 0.006 Thinking (K-B Type) -0.021* -0.023† -0.011 -0.013 Judging (K-B Type) -0.001 -0.007 -0.017 -0.007 Single -0.370** -0.233 -0.385 † 0.051 Married -0.199 0.160 -0.240 0.268 Divorced -0.277* -0.209 -0.437* -0.029 Widowed -0.058 0.393 0.013 0.229 Gender (male) -0.048 -0.121 -0.224* -0.187* Unemployed 0.208† 0.031 -0.368 † -0.548*** Retired 0.068 0.233 -0.248 -0.146 Race (white) -0.075 0.116 0.096 0.003 Partner Income 0.022 0.085* 0.055 0.024 R2 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.22 F 5.56*** 5.44*** 4.44*** 6.42 Df 18, 398 18. 398 18, 398 18, 398 † p < 0.10 * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 37 Works Cited Campbell, Joseph. 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