Scientific Research Database
Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs
As taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
605 papers · 1,608 findings · 153 journals · 1970–2011
1 paper found
- 1989· Journal of Clinical Psychology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 4Eppley, K.; Abrams, A.; and Shear, J. The effects of meditation and relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: A meta-analysis. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA; Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA; and Institute for Philosophy, Consciousness, and S.C.I., Richmond, Virginia, USA. Summary of paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 1984, and subsequently published as Eppley, K.; Abrams, A.; and Shear, J. Differential effects of relaxation techniqueson trait anxiety: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957–974, 1989.
A meta-analysis of studies on methods used to reduce trait anxiety showed Transcendental Meditation to be more effective than other techniques of meditation or relaxation.
- Psychological Health: Decreased Trait Anxiety
- Psychological Health: Greater Anxiety Reduction from the Transcendental Meditation program than from Control Techniques as Demonstrated by Meta-Analysis