Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

4 papers found

• 1976· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Ferguson, P. C.; and Gowan, J. C. Psychological findings on Transcendental Meditation. Findings also published in Journal of Humanistic Psychology 16(3): 51–60, 1976.

  The effect of the Transcendental Meditation technique in reducing negative personality traits and increasing self-actualization was marked and cumulative.

  • Psychological Health: Decreased Anxiety
  • Psychological Health: Decreased Depression
  • Psychological Health: Decreased Neuroticism
  • + 1 more findings
• 1981· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Ferguson, P. C. An integrative meta-analysis of psychological studies investigating the treatment outcomes of meditation techniques. Doctoral thesis (summary), School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 1981. Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 42(4): 1547A, 1981.

  An integrative meta-analysis comparing the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique with those of other meditational procedures indicates that Transcendental Meditation consistently produces the greatest benefit. The analysis shows that relaxation procedures, other meditation techniques, or techniques which attempt to imitate Transcendental Meditation, produced less than one half of the treatment effect of the actual Transcendental Meditation technique.

  • Psychological Health: Greater Benefit of Psychological Health from the Transcendental Meditation technique than from Control Techniques as Demonstrated by Meta-Analysis
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Ferguson, R. E. The Transcendental Meditation Program at Massachusetts Correctional Institution Walpole: An evaluation report. Institute for Social Rehabilitation, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1977.

  Prisoners practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique exhibited reductions in anxiety and hostility, improvements in sleep, and a reduction in the incidence of disciplinary reports.

  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Decreased Awakenings per Night among Prisoners
  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Improved Quality of Sleep among Prisoners
  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Decreased Anxiety among Prisoners
  • + 3 more findings
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Ferguson, R. E. A self-report evaluation of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program at Massachusetts Correctional Institution Walpole—a follow-up. Institute for Social Rehabilitation, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1978.

  A self-report evaluation undertaken one and a half years after the introduction of the Transcendental Meditation program at MCI Walpole substantiated the value of the program for the development of human potential and the reduction of anxiety, violence, drug abuse, and cigarette smoking. The program received the enthusiastic support of both inmates and staff.

  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Increased Work Efficiency among Prisoners
  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Increased Work Efficiency among Prisoners
  • Rehabilitation of Offenders: Increased Ability to Handle Stress and Tension among Prisoners
  • + 4 more findings