Policing and spirituality: their impact on brain integration and consciousness
Charles, Ginger L.; Travis, Fred; Smith, Jonathan (2014). Policing and spirituality: their impact on brain integration and consciousness. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 11(3), 230–244.
Interviews with 33 police officers followed by psychological and EEG investigation of selected highly spiritual officers. The paper relates spirituality to coping and brain functioning; it does not test a TM intervention.
- Year
- 2014
- Journal
- Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Psychological Health
Interviews identified themes concerning spirituality and coping with stressful police work.
Transcendental Meditation · Case Study
Response to Stress
Selected highly spiritual officers reported low perceived stress; observational findings do not establish causation.
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Electroencephalographic
The selected officers showed high brain integration and fast executive processing.
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups