Jedrczak et al., 1989
Jedrczak, A.; Cox, D.; and Cunningham, C. Pilot testing of subjects practising the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme: Neuroticism, anxiety, well-being, and the capacity for absorbing experiences. Department of Psychology, MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, and Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England, 1982.
Subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program were found to have lower levels of anxiety and neuroticism and higher levels of well-being and sensitivity compared to norms.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2414–2417
- Section
- Development of Personality
Findings (4)
Psychological Health
Lower Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Lower Neuroticism
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Greater Well-Being
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Cognitive Performance
Greater Responsiveness and Ability to Focus Intently
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- David Cox, PhD
Institute of Psychiatry, London, England, UK
- Andrew Jedrczak, MSCI
MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Charles Cunningham, BSc
MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, UK