Broome et al., 2005
Broome, J. Richard N.; Orme-Johnson, David W.; and Schmidt-Wilk, Jane. Worksite stress reduction through the Transcendental Meditation program. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 235–273, 2005.
Employees who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed decreased stress after six weeks, and decreased blood pressure after 5.5 months, in contrast to employees practicing muscle relaxation.
- Year
- 2005
- Journal
- Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4971–4991
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (4)
Psychological Health
Reduction in Psychological Stress
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Health—Cardiovascular
Reduction in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Organizational Performance and Well-Being
Improved Corporate Climate—Greater Support
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Reduction of Psychological Stress in the Entire Company Site
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Authors
- J, Richard M. Broome, PhD
CIDA City Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Jane Schmidt-Wilk, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA