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Gelderloos, Goddard, et al., 1987

Gelderloos, P.; Goddard III, P. H.; Ahlström, H. H. B.; and Jacoby, R. Cognitive orientation toward positive values in advanced participants of the TM and TM-Sidhi program. Perceptual and Motor Skills 64: 1003–1012, 1987.

Three studies showed that participants in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program have more positive attitudes and perceptions than controls.

Year
1987
Journal
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Publication type
Journal
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 5, pp. 3091–3090
Section
Development of Personality

Findings (3)

Psychological Health

  • Greater Orientation toward Positive Values: Lower Recognition Thresholds for Positive Words than Negative Words

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Orientation toward Positive Values: Better Recall for Positive than Negative Words

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Social Behavior

  • More Positive Appraisal of Others

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

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