Ferguson, 1989a
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.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 2, pp. 1146–1156
- Section
- Rehabilitation
Findings (6)
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Decreased Awakenings per Night among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Improved Quality of Sleep among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Anxiety among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Hostility among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Prison Disciplinary Rule Infractions among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Time to Fall Asleep among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Authors
- Robert E. Ferguson, BSCI
Institute for Social Rehabilitation, Los Angeles, CA, USA