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Alexander & Marks, 1982

Alexander, C. N.; and Marks, E. J. Ego development, personality and behavioral change in inmates practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique or participating in other programs: A summary of cross-sectional and longitudinal results. Doctoral thesis of first author (summary), Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1982. Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 43(2): 539B, 1982.

Also: Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 43(2): 539B, 1982.

The Transcendental Meditation technique was found to enhance ego development and reduce pathological symptoms in both a cross-sectional analysis and a longitudinal study of prison inmates. The results of other prison programs were by comparison both inconsistent and non-significant.

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Year
1982
Publication type
Doctoral Dissertation
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 3, pp. 2127–2134
Section
Rehabilitation

Findings (15)

Rehabilitation of Offenders

  • Greater Self-Development among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Capacity for Warm Interpersonal Relationships among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Engagement in Private Avocational Businesses within the Institution among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Lower Anxiety among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Psychopathic Deviation among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Aggression among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Tension among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Introversion among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Lower Psychopathology among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Higher Personal Development among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Higher Consciousness among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Increased Self-Development among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Increased Development of Consciousness among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Decreased Aggression among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Decreased Schizophrenic Symptoms among Prisoners

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

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