Factor Analysis of Social Indicators in the Middle East: Effects of Cultural, Military, Political, and Climatic Events and Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program
Orme-Johnson, David W. (2016). Factor Analysis of Social Indicators in the Middle East: Effects of Cultural, Military, Political, and Climatic Events and Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program. Journal of Maharishi Vedic Research Institute, Issue 1, 5–39.
Observational reanalysis of social indicators in Israel and conflict in Lebanon. Factor analysis examines associations with group TM and TM-Sidhi practice and other events; it does not establish causation.
- Year
- 2016
- Journal
- Journal of Maharishi Vedic Research Institute
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
Two composite factors accounted for 57% of variance: one grouped war, national mood and stock prices; the other grouped crime, fires and auto accidents.
TM-Sidhi program · Correlation/regression study · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Group TM and TM-Sidhi practice was associated with improvement in the overall social index (reported d = 1.64, p < .00001).
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Sociological—Reduced Violent Conflict
Group practice was associated with improvement in the factor combining war, mood and stock prices (reported d = 1.52, p < .0000004).
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect