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Gaylord et al., 1989

Gaylord, C.; Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Willbanks, M.; Travis, F.; Rainforth, M.; and Reynolds, B. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on self-concept and EEG coherence in black college students. Findings presented at the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, USA, April 1989. Findings also published in abstract insert in The Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 96(1), A31–A32, 1989.

Subjects who learned the Transcendental Meditation program increased significantly on self-concept, mental health, and EEG coherence.

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Year
1989
Publication type
Conference Abstract
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 5, pp. 3025–3025
Section
Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes

Findings (7)

Self Development

  • Improved Self-Concept: Increased Self-Satisfaction

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

  • Improved Self-Concept: Increased Moral-Ethical Self

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

  • Improved Self-Concept: Improved Personal Self

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

  • Improved Self-Concept: Increased Social Self

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

Psychological Health

  • Decreased General Maladjustment

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

  • Decreased Personality Disorder

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

Electroencephalographic

  • Increased EEG Coherence outside the Practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with randomized and nonrandomized controls

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