Assimakis, 1989
Assimakis, P. D. Change in the quality of life in Canada: Intervention studies of the effect of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Doctoral dissertation (abstract), Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 1989. Dissertation Abstracts International 50(5): 2203B, 1989.
Two studies using time series analysis indicate that the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program at Maharishi International University in the U.S. had a statistically significant and substantive positive impact on the quality of life in Canada.
- Year
- 1989
- Journal
- Dissertation Abstracts International
- Publication type
- Doctoral Dissertation
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 5, pp. 3248–3248
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
Improved Quality of National Life: Improvements on a Weekly Index Including Motor Vehicle Fatalities, Homicides, and Suicides (Canada, 1983–1985)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Improvements on a Monthly Index Including Violent Fatalities (Motor Vehicle Fatalities, Homicides, and Suicides), Cigarette Consumption, and Worker-Days Lost in Strikes (Canada, 1972–1986)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Accidents
Reductions of Weekly Fatalities Due to Accidents Other than Motor Vehicle Fatalities (Canada, 1983–1985)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Panayotis D. Assimakis, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA