Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

3 papers found

• 2004· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Sakairi, Yosuke. Development of a scale for measuring cognitive styles modified by meditation. Summary of a paper published in The relevance of the wisdom traditions in contemporary society: The challenge to psychology, Blows, M.; Srinivasan S.; Blows, J.; Bankart, P.; DelMonte, M.; and Haruki, Y. (Eds.); Delft: Eburon Publishers, 2004, pp. 199–208.

  A cross-sectional study identified cognitive styles associated with regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique; and a second factor analytic study built on these findings to construct a Scale of Meditation-related Cognitive Styles. The third study assessed reliability of the scale, and used cross-sectional and longitudinal measurements to confirm the validity of the scale by finding that participants in the Transcendental Meditation program show higher or increased values on the scale, particularly as indicated by increased flexibility and increased receptiveness.

  • Psychological Health: Greater Happy-Go-Lucky Attribution (Good Fortune)
  • Psychological Health: Longitudinally Increased Flexibility
  • Psychological Health: Longitudinally Increased Receptiveness (Objectiveness and Positive Orientation)
  • + 2 more findings
• 1998· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Sakairi, Yosuke. What does meditation change? Measurement of cognitive styles. Summary of a paper published in The embodiment of mind: Eastern and western perspectives, M.M. DelMonte & Y. Haruki (Eds.); Delft: Eburon Publishers, 1998, pp. 57–66.

  ross-sectional and longitudinal studies indicated a more positive cognitive style and lower anxiety associated with learning the Transcendental Meditation technique.

  • Psychological Health: Greater Positivity in Selective Word Recognition
  • Psychological Health: Lower Anxiety
  • Psychological Health: Longitudinally Increased Positivity in Selective Word Recognition
  • + 2 more findings
• 1992· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Sakairi, Yosuke. Effects of Transcendental Meditation for reducing anxiety in Japanese businessmen. Summary of a paper published in Perspectives on relaxation and meditation, Mark Blows & Saroja Srinivasan (Eds.); Melbourne: Spectrum Publications, 1992, pp. 163–175. Originally published in Japanese as: The effect of Transcendental Meditation in reducing anxiety level, Japanese Journal of Hypnosis, vol. 33, 1989, pp. 8–14.

  A cross-sectional study showed lower trait or generalized anxiety among business employees who were practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique, in comparison both to controls who were prospective meditators and to non-prospective controls. A longitudinal study found decreased trait anxiety among employees who learned Transcendental Meditation, especially regular practitioners, in contrast to controls; this decrease was independent of subject expectation for change.

  • Psychological Health: Lower Anxiety Compared to Non-Meditators and Prospective Meditators
  • Psychological Health: Longitudinal Reduction in Anxiety Compared to Controls
  • Psychological Health: Reduction in Anxiety Uncorrelated with Prior Expectation