Orme-Johnson & Moore, 2003
Orme-Johnson, David W.; and Moore, Richard M. First prison study using the Transcendental Meditation program: La Tuna Federal Penitentiary, 1971. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 36: 89–95, 2003.
Prison inmates who learned the Transcendental Meditation program and practiced it regularly displayed after two months significantly increased stability of the autonomic nervous system, decreased psychological and behavioral rigidity, and decreased social introversion; degree of regularity of practice was significantly correlated with increased stability of the autonomic nervous system.
- Year
- 2003
- Journal
- Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4858–4862
- Section
- Rehabilitation
Findings (4)
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Increased Stability of the Autonomic Nervous System among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Rigid or Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Behavior (Decreased Psychasthenia) among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Decreased Social Introversion among Prisoners
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Degree of Increased Stability of the Autonomic Nervous System among Prisoners Correlated with Regularity of Practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Authors
- Richard M. Moore
Channel One, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA