Time perception, mindfulness and attentional capacities in transcendental meditators and matched controls
Schötz, Eva; Otten, Simone; Wittmann, Marc; Schmidt, Stefan; Kohls, Niko; Meissner, Karin (2015). Time perception, mindfulness and attentional capacities in transcendental meditators and matched controls. Personality and Individual Differences, 93, 16–21.
Matched cross-sectional comparison of 20 experienced TM practitioners and 20 controls. Online publication was in 2015; final volume and pagination are from the 2016 issue. Group differences cannot establish training effects.
- Year
- 2015
- Journal
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Motor and Perceptual Ability
Findings (3)
Perceptual Acuity
TM practitioners performed more consistently in multisecond duration reproduction and more accurately in minute estimation and duration discrimination.
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Self Development
Practitioners reported higher mindfulness than matched nonmeditating controls.
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Cognitive Performance
Attentional capacities measured by the Attention Network Test did not differ between groups.
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups