Scientific Research Database
Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs
As taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
677 papers · 1,773 findings · 200 journals · 1970–2024
1 paper found
- 2020· Professional School Counseling· EmpiricalBleasdale, Jane E.; Peterson, Margaret C.; Nidich, Sanford (2020). Effect of meditation on social/emotional well-being in a high-performing high school. Professional School Counseling, 23(1), 1–8.
Randomized controlled trial of 52 students at a high-performing public high school, comparing four months of twice-daily Transcendental Meditation with a silent-reading active control.
- Psychological Health: Fifty-two students at a high-performing high school were randomized to Transcendental Meditation or a silent-reading control, practiced twice daily over four months.
- Psychological Health: The TM group showed significant reductions in perceived stress, anxiety, anger and depression compared with the control group.
- Social Behavior: Fatigue and self-esteem changes favored TM but did not reach conventional significance (p = .075 and p = .054).