Transcendental Meditation and Five Factors Relevant to Higher Education in Cambodia
Fergusson, L. C.; Bonshek, A. J.; Boudigues, M. (1994). Transcendental Meditation and Five Factors Relevant to Higher Education in Cambodia. College Student Journal, 28(1), 103–107.
Exploratory self-report research in Cambodian university students, including a survey of 95 students and correlations in a separate sample of 120. The study reports associations, not controlled evidence that meditation caused improvement.
- Year
- 1994
- Journal
- College Student Journal
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance
Findings (6)
Learning and Memory
Meditation experience correlated with self-reported learning ability (r = .45) in 120 students.
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Cognitive Performance
Meditation experience correlated with attention span (r = .20).
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Health—General
Meditation experience correlated with physical health (r = .33).
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Psychological Health
Meditation experience correlated with mental stability (r = .15).
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Eighty-nine percent of 95 surveyed students reported benefits for psychological wellbeing and cognitive ability.
Transcendental Meditation · Retrospective survey within group
Self Development
Meditation experience correlated with personality (r = .32).
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study