Table 6.
Item filtration for the integration engagement scale item pool.
| CVI | Item kept? | Reason kept/Eliminated | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve given myself mental space to reconnect to the experience |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve read, viewed, or listened to informative content relevant to my experience |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve gained insight on my experience through talking with supportive people |
| 0.75 | Yes | Good CVI, important item for capturing nature-based integration, which literature review suggests is important | I’ve spent time in nature to nurture my experience |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve spent time in silent contemplation of my experience |
| 0.75 | Yes | Good CVI, important item for capturing meditation-based integration, which literature review suggests is important | I’ve followed up on my experience with focused attention practice (meditation, mindfulness, mantra, journaling, visualization, etc) |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve applied learnings from my experience to my life |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve found ways to carry the intentions I had for my experience into my daily life |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | Because of my experience, I’ve prioritized my overall wellness |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve spent time in environments that help me stay attuned to the lessons following from my experience |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve been supportive of others as a result of my experience |
| 1 | Yes | Excellent CVI | I’ve made healthy life choices for myself because of my experience |
| 1 | No | Redundant: “I’ve spent time in silent contemplation of my experience.” | I’ve spent time in stillness reflecting on the importance of my experience |
| 1 | No | Redundant: “I’ve read, viewed, or listened to informative content relevant to my experience.” | I’ve supplemented my experience with helpful written, audio, or visual content |
| 1 | No | Redundant: “I’ve spent time in environments that help me stay attuned to the lessons following from my experience.” | I’ve spent time in environments positively aligned with the experience |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve nurtured my experience by spending time in nature |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve read material supportive of personal growth following my experience |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve translated aspects of my experience into positive changes in my daily life |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve shifted away from behaviors that my experience revealed were unhealthy |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve stopped unhealthy behaviors because of my experience |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve been loving toward others as a result of my experience |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve expanded on my experience through spiritually oriented practices |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve removed distractions that take me away from the values I connected to through my experience |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve found ways in daily life to connect to the same qualities that I originally hoped to connect to through the psychedelic |
| 0.75 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve engaged in therapy to help work through challenges or further benefits of my experience |
| 0.5 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve engaged with mentor or therapist to further the benefit from my experience |
| 0.5 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve done daily practices that connect me to awareness accessed during my experience |
| 0.5 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve done daily practices to build on my experience |
| 0.5 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve done routine practices to build on my experience |
| 0.5 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve done physical practices to ground the experience into my body (exercise, yoga, movement, breathwork, dance, hiking, etc.) |
| 0.25 | No | CVI < 1 | I’ve done physical practices to ground the experience into my body |