Boese & Berger, 1989
Boese, E.; and Berger, K. Psychological effects of Transcendental Meditation. Department of Behavioral Science, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, 1971.
Marked decreases in both the number of life situations felt to be a problem and the number of serious problems experienced, as well as improvements in self-image and decreases in hostility, were found in subjects practicing Transcendental Meditation over a six-week period.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 2, pp. 1029–1030
- Section
- Development of Personality
Findings (3)
Psychological Health
Decreased Number of Situations in Life Felt to Be a Problem
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Number of Serious Problems Experienced
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Self Development
Improved Self-Image; Decreased Hostility
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Authors
- E. Boese, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA
- K. Berger, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA