Adam J Rock
Biographic Data
| ID | 125071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam J Rock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam J |
| FAMILY NAME | Rock |
| SIGNATURE | ROCK A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1430-3745 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rating Evaluation - Impacts of extreme weather (REvIEW): A quantitative measure of the impacts of exposure to extreme weather events
Purpose Extreme weather event exposure can be associated with a range of direct and indirect health and wellbeing impacts. There is a recognised need to improve the assessment of exposure to extreme weather, beyond mainstream epidemiology techniques and psychopathology, to include the subjective and individual experience of extreme weather events. In response, this study aims to outline the development and initial validation of a quantitative mea…
Farmers on the frontline: Extreme weather events, mental health, preparedness and adaptation in an Australian sample
Farmers are on the frontline of extreme weather events and experience many farming and wellbeing impacts. While farmers are dependent on the land for their livelihood, wider society depends on farmers for food, fibres and employment opportunities. This exploratory pilot study provides a timely examination of the impacts of extreme weather events reported by participating Australian farmers. We investigated impacts on farming and wellbeing, prepar…
Self-reflection and self-assessment: Recommendations for practice in the context of the psychology board of Australia’s revised competencies for psychologists
Beyond GPA: A quantitative evaluation of York et al.'s model of academic success in higher education
This study quantitatively evaluated the theoretical model of academic success proposed by York et al. This model proposes that six interacting domains contribute to the broad concept of academic success in tertiary education. These domains include academic achievement, course satisfaction, perceptions of career success, acquisition of skills and competencies, persistence, and attainment of learning outcomes. A sample of 1127 students at an Austra…
The Potential Burden of Informal Support: Exploring Wellbeing and Self-Care of Social Network Members of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Purpose In response to the paucity of quantitative studies investigating the wellbeing of informal supporters, this study aimed to investigate the psychological and physiological wellbeing of informal supporters assisting survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). It further sought to explore if mindful self-care and perceived social support predicted psychological distress among informal supporters. Method 510 responses were received from IPV…
Assessing Social Networks: Validation of the Informal Supporter Readiness Inventory (Isri) for Use in an Australian Context
Objective . This research aimed to validate the Informal Supporter Readiness Inventory (ISRI) for evaluating the preparedness of informal supporters, in an Australian sample, to provide assistance in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). Method . The ISRI’s four distinct factors were each assessed with separate confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Reliability was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha values, and test‐retest reliability was e…
Feasibility and practicality of a simulated placement: An exploratory pilot of a novel training method for postgraduate psychology students in the wake of Covid-19
Objective:In 2020, COVID-19 caused a drastic interruption to face-to-face postgraduate psychology placements in Australia, prompting the development of a simulated placement. This pilot project represents a preliminary evaluation of the program by exploring the feasibility of a simulated placement as a novel training modality for competence development in postgraduate psychology training. Method:Students enrolled in a simulated postgraduate psych…
The Utility and Development of the Competencies of Professional Psychology Rating Scales (COPPR)
Competency-based professional psychology training is now common practice in many countries. An implication of competency-based training is the need to assess practitioner competence across multiple domains of practice; however, standardized measures of competence are limited. In Australia, currently there is no standardized, quantitative measure of professional competencies at registered psychologist level. The absence of a measure has implicatio…
Illicit drug use in Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic
The use of illicit drugs is associated with numerous negative psychological, physiological, financial, social, and legal effects [1]. The restrictions associated with COVID-19 have exacerbated these outcomes for many people around the world, with an increase in anxiety and depression and reduced overall well-being being evident [2]. Restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have limited [...]
Factorial and construct validity of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Cerq) in an Australian sample
Objective The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) is a 36-item self-report measure of nine emotion regulation strategies, extensively used in research. Despite widespread use, the instrument’s factor structure has not been investigated in an Australian sample, and some international scholars have questioned the factorial validity of the English translation. This study examined the CERQ’s psychometric properties in an Australian comm…
Trait mindfulness mediates the relationship between early maladaptive schema and interpersonal problems
ObjectiveThis study investigated whether early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are associated with interpersonal problems and whether this relationship is mediated by trait mindfulness.MethodOne hundred and seventeen participants (M = 34.66, SD = 17.14) were recruited and completed measures of EMSs (Young Schema Questionnaire, Short Form, Version 3; YSQ‐SF‐3), trait mindfulness (Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills; KIMS) and interpersonal problem…
What can we learn from shamans' dreaming? A cross-cultural exploration
Shamanism is a worldwide social phenomenon consisting of a set of practices (e.g., ritualistic drumming, sensory deprivation, the ingestion of entheogens and dream incubation) designed to obtain knowledge from alternative realities for the purpose of benefiting one’s social group. The aim of this paper is to provide a cross-cultural exploration of dreaming in the context of shamanism. We proceed by addressing 2 fundamental questions: What is mean…
Shamanism, Imagery Cultivation, and Psi-Signal Detection: A Theoretical Model, Experimental Protocol, and Preliminary Data
neutral scientists to replicate statistically significant Ganzfeld results
Introduction to Special Topic Section: Shamanism
Towards a Transpersonal Psychology of Daoism: Definitions, Past Research, and Future Directions
This paper is aimed at facilitating the study of Daoism, a collection of Chinese philosophical beliefs and psychospiritual practices with a history of thousands of years and a living community that stretches throughout East Asia, from a transpersonal psychology perspective. Transpersonal psychologists who wish to embark upon a study of Daoist phenomena must first be cognizant of the often nebulous parameters of the Daoist field of inquiry. Theref…
Towards a Transpersonal Psychology of Daoism: Definitions, Past Research, and Future Directions
This paper is aimed at facilitating the study of Daoism, a collection of Chinese philosophical beliefs and psychospiritual practices with a history of thousands of years and a living community that stretches throughout East Asia, from a transpersonal psychology perspective. Transpersonal psychologists who wish to embark upon a study of Daoist phenomena must first be cognizant of the often nebulous parameters of the Daoist field of inquiry. Theref…
Some Rudimentary Problems Pertaining to the Construction of an Ontology and Epistemology of Shamanic Journeying Imagery
Attempts to elucidate the kinds of “thing” or “things” to which the term shamanic journeying\nimage is referentially linked must grapple with two related questions: what is the fundamental\nnature of shamanic journeying images, and how might the origin of a shamanic\njourneying image be found? The first question is ontological, concerned with the nature\nand essence of shamanic journeying images. In contrast, the second is epistemological and\nme…
Ego Boundaries, Shamanic-Like Techniques, and Subjective Experience: An Experimental Study
The subjective effects and therapeutic potential of the shamanic practice of journeying is well known. However, previous research has neglected to provide a comprehensive assessment of the subjective effects of shamanic-like journeying techniques on non-shamans. Shamanic-like techniques are those that demonstrate some similarity to shamanic practices and yet deviate from what may genuinely be considered shamanism. Furthermore, the personality tra…
Does the Concept of “Altered States of Consciousness” Rest on a Mistake
Block (2002) has argued that the multiplicity of meanings ascribed to consciousness is due\nto the erroneous treatment of very different concepts as a single concept. Block distinguished\nfour notions of consciousness intended to encapsulate the various meanings attributed to\nthe term: phenomenal, access, self, and monitoring consciousness. We argue that what is\ncommon to all of these definitions is the implicit distinction between consciousnes…
What are the origins of shamanic journeying imagery? The modification of a hypnoanalytic technique to address an enduring methodological problem
n\t\t\t\t\tShamanic journeying imagery arguably transcends geographical space and historical time. However, to what extent is the content of the journeying imagery a construction of the shaman's cultural cosmology, belief systems, autobiographical memories, etc? It is suggested that attempts to answer this question are hampered by a fundamental methodological obstacle: how to detect contextual influences on imagery that the shaman cannot report o…
Phenomenological Analysis of Experimentally Induced Visual Mental Imagery Associated with Shamanic Journeying to the Lower World
This study explored ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery by (a) assessing visual images across induction\ntechniques (i.e., sonic driving, Ganzfeld, relaxation, and sitting with eyes open); (b) determining combination(\ns) of induction technique and instructions most associated with religious imagery; and (c) investigating\nthe origins of visual imagery. Six participants were randomly assigned to factorial combinations of\na 3 x 4 mixed design …
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants II: Phenomenological Mapping and Modified Affect Bridge
This study develops the methodological framework advanced in Rock, Baynes, and Casey's (2005) experimental study of ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery in naïve participants. Specifically, the present study experimentally investigates the impact of the word landscape, featured in Harner's (1990) shamanic journeying to the Lower World instructions, on the number of landscape-related images reported; examines the origins of ostensibly shamanic j…
Why Does the Universe Exist? An Advaita Vedantic Perspective
Debates concerning causal explanations of the universe tend to be based on a priori propositions (e.g., Edwards, 1973; Smith, 1995; Swinburne, 1978). The present paper, however, addresses the metaphysical question, “Why does the universe exist?” from the perspective of a school of Hindu philosophy referred to as advaita vedanta and two of its a posteriori derived creation theories: the theory of simultaneous creation (drishti-srishti vada) and th…
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants I: Antecedents
Shamanic Journeying Imagery, Constructivism and the Affect Bridge Technique
Shamanic journeying imagery arguably occurs across cultures and historical epochs. However, to what extent is the content of the journeying imagery a construction of the shaman's cultural milieu, belief structures, autobiographical memories, and so forth. The present article finds the literature inconclusive on this question. It is suggested that attempts to answer it face a fundamental methodological problem: how to detect contextual influences …
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants I: Antecedents
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants II: Phenomenological Mapping and Modified Affect Bridge
This study develops the methodological framework advanced in Rock, Baynes, and Casey's (2005) experimental study of ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery in naïve participants. Specifically, the present study experimentally investigates the impact of the word landscape, featured in Harner's (1990) shamanic journeying to the Lower World instructions, on the number of landscape-related images reported; examines the origins of ostensibly shamanic j…
Shamanic Journeying Imagery, Constructivism and the Affect Bridge Technique
Shamanic journeying imagery arguably occurs across cultures and historical epochs. However, to what extent is the content of the journeying imagery a construction of the shaman's cultural milieu, belief structures, autobiographical memories, and so forth. The present article finds the literature inconclusive on this question. It is suggested that attempts to answer it face a fundamental methodological problem: how to detect contextual influences …
The Potential Burden of Informal Support: Exploring Wellbeing and Self-Care of Social Network Members of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Purpose In response to the paucity of quantitative studies investigating the wellbeing of informal supporters, this study aimed to investigate the psychological and physiological wellbeing of informal supporters assisting survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). It further sought to explore if mindful self-care and perceived social support predicted psychological distress among informal supporters. Method 510 responses were received from IPV…
Trait mindfulness mediates the relationship between early maladaptive schema and interpersonal problems
ObjectiveThis study investigated whether early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are associated with interpersonal problems and whether this relationship is mediated by trait mindfulness.MethodOne hundred and seventeen participants (M = 34.66, SD = 17.14) were recruited and completed measures of EMSs (Young Schema Questionnaire, Short Form, Version 3; YSQ‐SF‐3), trait mindfulness (Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills; KIMS) and interpersonal problem…
What can we learn from shamans' dreaming? A cross-cultural exploration
Shamanism is a worldwide social phenomenon consisting of a set of practices (e.g., ritualistic drumming, sensory deprivation, the ingestion of entheogens and dream incubation) designed to obtain knowledge from alternative realities for the purpose of benefiting one’s social group. The aim of this paper is to provide a cross-cultural exploration of dreaming in the context of shamanism. We proceed by addressing 2 fundamental questions: What is mean…
Ego Boundaries, Shamanic-Like Techniques, and Subjective Experience: An Experimental Study
The subjective effects and therapeutic potential of the shamanic practice of journeying is well known. However, previous research has neglected to provide a comprehensive assessment of the subjective effects of shamanic-like journeying techniques on non-shamans. Shamanic-like techniques are those that demonstrate some similarity to shamanic practices and yet deviate from what may genuinely be considered shamanism. Furthermore, the personality tra…
Why Does the Universe Exist? An Advaita Vedantic Perspective
Debates concerning causal explanations of the universe tend to be based on a priori propositions (e.g., Edwards, 1973; Smith, 1995; Swinburne, 1978). The present paper, however, addresses the metaphysical question, “Why does the universe exist?” from the perspective of a school of Hindu philosophy referred to as advaita vedanta and two of its a posteriori derived creation theories: the theory of simultaneous creation (drishti-srishti vada) and th…
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants I: Antecedents
Shamanic Journeying Imagery, Constructivism and the Affect Bridge Technique
Shamanic journeying imagery arguably occurs across cultures and historical epochs. However, to what extent is the content of the journeying imagery a construction of the shaman's cultural milieu, belief structures, autobiographical memories, and so forth. The present article finds the literature inconclusive on this question. It is suggested that attempts to answer it face a fundamental methodological problem: how to detect contextual influences …
Phenomenological Analysis of Experimentally Induced Visual Mental Imagery Associated with Shamanic Journeying to the Lower World
This study explored ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery by (a) assessing visual images across induction\ntechniques (i.e., sonic driving, Ganzfeld, relaxation, and sitting with eyes open); (b) determining combination(\ns) of induction technique and instructions most associated with religious imagery; and (c) investigating\nthe origins of visual imagery. Six participants were randomly assigned to factorial combinations of\na 3 x 4 mixed design …
Experimental Study of Ostensibly Shamanic Journeying Imagery in Naïve Participants II: Phenomenological Mapping and Modified Affect Bridge
This study develops the methodological framework advanced in Rock, Baynes, and Casey's (2005) experimental study of ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery in naïve participants. Specifically, the present study experimentally investigates the impact of the word landscape, featured in Harner's (1990) shamanic journeying to the Lower World instructions, on the number of landscape-related images reported; examines the origins of ostensibly shamanic j…
Does the Concept of “Altered States of Consciousness” Rest on a Mistake
Block (2002) has argued that the multiplicity of meanings ascribed to consciousness is due\nto the erroneous treatment of very different concepts as a single concept. Block distinguished\nfour notions of consciousness intended to encapsulate the various meanings attributed to\nthe term: phenomenal, access, self, and monitoring consciousness. We argue that what is\ncommon to all of these definitions is the implicit distinction between consciousnes…
What are the origins of shamanic journeying imagery? The modification of a hypnoanalytic technique to address an enduring methodological problem
n\t\t\t\t\tShamanic journeying imagery arguably transcends geographical space and historical time. However, to what extent is the content of the journeying imagery a construction of the shaman's cultural cosmology, belief systems, autobiographical memories, etc? It is suggested that attempts to answer this question are hampered by a fundamental methodological obstacle: how to detect contextual influences on imagery that the shaman cannot report o…
Some Rudimentary Problems Pertaining to the Construction of an Ontology and Epistemology of Shamanic Journeying Imagery
Attempts to elucidate the kinds of “thing” or “things” to which the term shamanic journeying\nimage is referentially linked must grapple with two related questions: what is the fundamental\nnature of shamanic journeying images, and how might the origin of a shamanic\njourneying image be found? The first question is ontological, concerned with the nature\nand essence of shamanic journeying images. In contrast, the second is epistemological and\nme…
Ego Boundaries, Shamanic-Like Techniques, and Subjective Experience: An Experimental Study
The subjective effects and therapeutic potential of the shamanic practice of journeying is well known. However, previous research has neglected to provide a comprehensive assessment of the subjective effects of shamanic-like journeying techniques on non-shamans. Shamanic-like techniques are those that demonstrate some similarity to shamanic practices and yet deviate from what may genuinely be considered shamanism. Furthermore, the personality tra…
Towards a Transpersonal Psychology of Daoism: Definitions, Past Research, and Future Directions
This paper is aimed at facilitating the study of Daoism, a collection of Chinese philosophical beliefs and psychospiritual practices with a history of thousands of years and a living community that stretches throughout East Asia, from a transpersonal psychology perspective. Transpersonal psychologists who wish to embark upon a study of Daoist phenomena must first be cognizant of the often nebulous parameters of the Daoist field of inquiry. Theref…
Towards a Transpersonal Psychology of Daoism: Definitions, Past Research, and Future Directions
This paper is aimed at facilitating the study of Daoism, a collection of Chinese philosophical beliefs and psychospiritual practices with a history of thousands of years and a living community that stretches throughout East Asia, from a transpersonal psychology perspective. Transpersonal psychologists who wish to embark upon a study of Daoist phenomena must first be cognizant of the often nebulous parameters of the Daoist field of inquiry. Theref…
Shamanism, Imagery Cultivation, and Psi-Signal Detection: A Theoretical Model, Experimental Protocol, and Preliminary Data
neutral scientists to replicate statistically significant Ganzfeld results
Introduction to Special Topic Section: Shamanism
What can we learn from shamans' dreaming? A cross-cultural exploration
Shamanism is a worldwide social phenomenon consisting of a set of practices (e.g., ritualistic drumming, sensory deprivation, the ingestion of entheogens and dream incubation) designed to obtain knowledge from alternative realities for the purpose of benefiting one’s social group. The aim of this paper is to provide a cross-cultural exploration of dreaming in the context of shamanism. We proceed by addressing 2 fundamental questions: What is mean…
Trait mindfulness mediates the relationship between early maladaptive schema and interpersonal problems
ObjectiveThis study investigated whether early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are associated with interpersonal problems and whether this relationship is mediated by trait mindfulness.MethodOne hundred and seventeen participants (M = 34.66, SD = 17.14) were recruited and completed measures of EMSs (Young Schema Questionnaire, Short Form, Version 3; YSQ‐SF‐3), trait mindfulness (Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills; KIMS) and interpersonal problem…
The Utility and Development of the Competencies of Professional Psychology Rating Scales (COPPR)
Competency-based professional psychology training is now common practice in many countries. An implication of competency-based training is the need to assess practitioner competence across multiple domains of practice; however, standardized measures of competence are limited. In Australia, currently there is no standardized, quantitative measure of professional competencies at registered psychologist level. The absence of a measure has implicatio…
Illicit drug use in Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic
The use of illicit drugs is associated with numerous negative psychological, physiological, financial, social, and legal effects [1]. The restrictions associated with COVID-19 have exacerbated these outcomes for many people around the world, with an increase in anxiety and depression and reduced overall well-being being evident [2]. Restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have limited [...]
Factorial and construct validity of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Cerq) in an Australian sample
Objective The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) is a 36-item self-report measure of nine emotion regulation strategies, extensively used in research. Despite widespread use, the instrument’s factor structure has not been investigated in an Australian sample, and some international scholars have questioned the factorial validity of the English translation. This study examined the CERQ’s psychometric properties in an Australian comm…
Assessing Social Networks: Validation of the Informal Supporter Readiness Inventory (Isri) for Use in an Australian Context
Objective . This research aimed to validate the Informal Supporter Readiness Inventory (ISRI) for evaluating the preparedness of informal supporters, in an Australian sample, to provide assistance in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). Method . The ISRI’s four distinct factors were each assessed with separate confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Reliability was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha values, and test‐retest reliability was e…
Feasibility and practicality of a simulated placement: An exploratory pilot of a novel training method for postgraduate psychology students in the wake of Covid-19
Objective:In 2020, COVID-19 caused a drastic interruption to face-to-face postgraduate psychology placements in Australia, prompting the development of a simulated placement. This pilot project represents a preliminary evaluation of the program by exploring the feasibility of a simulated placement as a novel training modality for competence development in postgraduate psychology training. Method:Students enrolled in a simulated postgraduate psych…
Beyond GPA: A quantitative evaluation of York et al.'s model of academic success in higher education
This study quantitatively evaluated the theoretical model of academic success proposed by York et al. This model proposes that six interacting domains contribute to the broad concept of academic success in tertiary education. These domains include academic achievement, course satisfaction, perceptions of career success, acquisition of skills and competencies, persistence, and attainment of learning outcomes. A sample of 1127 students at an Austra…
The Potential Burden of Informal Support: Exploring Wellbeing and Self-Care of Social Network Members of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Purpose In response to the paucity of quantitative studies investigating the wellbeing of informal supporters, this study aimed to investigate the psychological and physiological wellbeing of informal supporters assisting survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). It further sought to explore if mindful self-care and perceived social support predicted psychological distress among informal supporters. Method 510 responses were received from IPV…
Rating Evaluation - Impacts of extreme weather (REvIEW): A quantitative measure of the impacts of exposure to extreme weather events
Purpose Extreme weather event exposure can be associated with a range of direct and indirect health and wellbeing impacts. There is a recognised need to improve the assessment of exposure to extreme weather, beyond mainstream epidemiology techniques and psychopathology, to include the subjective and individual experience of extreme weather events. In response, this study aims to outline the development and initial validation of a quantitative mea…
Farmers on the frontline: Extreme weather events, mental health, preparedness and adaptation in an Australian sample
Farmers are on the frontline of extreme weather events and experience many farming and wellbeing impacts. While farmers are dependent on the land for their livelihood, wider society depends on farmers for food, fibres and employment opportunities. This exploratory pilot study provides a timely examination of the impacts of extreme weather events reported by participating Australian farmers. We investigated impacts on farming and wellbeing, prepar…
Self-reflection and self-assessment: Recommendations for practice in the context of the psychology board of Australia’s revised competencies for psychologists
Psychology (18 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Consciousness (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Shamanism (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)