Eppley et al., 1989
Eppley, 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.
Also: See also 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.
- Year
- 1989
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2418–2422
- Section
- Development of Personality
Findings (2)
Psychological Health
Decreased Trait Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Meta-Analysis
Greater Anxiety Reduction from the Transcendental Meditation program than from Control Techniques as Demonstrated by Meta-Analysis
Transcendental Meditation · Meta-Analysis
Authors
- Jonathan Shear, PhD
Institute for Philosophy, Consciousness, and SCI, Richmond, VA, USA
- Kenneth Eppley, PhD
Lawrenece Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
- Allan I. Abrams, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA