Dillbeck et al., 1987
Dillbeck, M. C.; Cavanaugh, K. L.; Glenn, T.; Orme-Johnson, D. W.; and Mittlefehldt, V. Consciousness as a field: The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program and changes in social indicators. The Journal of Mind and Behavior 8: 67–104, 1987.
Five time series studies conducted in different parts of the world consistently showed measurable improvements in society during periods in which the square root of one percent of the population was participating in the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. This is known as the Maharishi Effect.
- Year
- 1987
- Journal
- The Journal of Mind and Behavior
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 5, pp. 3151–3170
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Crime (Union Territory of Delhi, India, 1980–1981; Metro Manila, Philippines, 1984–1985; Puerto Rico, 1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
Improvements on Monthly Quality of Life Index Including Crime, Fetal Deaths, and Other Deaths (Metro Manila Region, Philippines, 1979–1981)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Improvements on Monthly Quality of Life Index Including Crime Rate, Motor Vehicle Fatality Rate, Mortality Rate for Other Causes, Auto Accident Rate, Unemployment Rate, Pollution, Beer Consumption Rate, and Cigarette Consumption Rate (State of Rhode Island, USA, 1978)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Thomas Glenn, MBA
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Vicki Mittlefehldt, MA
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA