Sakairi, 1992
Sakairi, Yosuke. Effects of Transcendental Meditation for reducing anxiety in Japanese businessmen. Summary of a paper published in Perspectives on relaxation and meditation, Mark Blows & Saroja Srinivasan (Eds.); Melbourne: Spectrum Publications, 1992, pp. 163–175. Originally published in Japanese as: The effect of Transcendental Meditation in reducing anxiety level, Japanese Journal of Hypnosis, vol. 33, 1989, pp. 8–14.
Also: Originally published in Japanese as: The effect of Transcendental Meditation in reducing anxiety level, Japanese Journal of Hypnosis, vol. 33, 1989, pp. 8–14.
A cross-sectional study showed lower trait or generalized anxiety among business employees who were practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique, in comparison both to controls who were prospective meditators and to non-prospective controls. A longitudinal study found decreased trait anxiety among employees who learned Transcendental Meditation, especially regular practitioners, in contrast to controls; this decrease was independent of subject expectation for change.
- Year
- 1992
- Publication type
- Book Chapter
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4961–4962
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Psychological Health
Lower Anxiety Compared to Non-Meditators and Prospective Meditators
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Longitudinal Reduction in Anxiety Compared to Controls
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Reduction in Anxiety Uncorrelated with Prior Expectation
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Authors
- Yosuke Sakairi, PhD
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan