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Fehr et al., 1977

Fehr, T.; Nerstheimer, U.; and Törber, S. Study of personality changes resulting from the Transcendental Meditation Program: Freiburger Personality Inventory. Department of Social Affairs, MIU/Forschungsring Schöpferische Intelligenz, Dormagen, W. Germany, 1972.

In comparison to norms, subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique were found to be less nervous, less aggressive, less depressed, less irritable, more sociable, more self-confident, less domineering, less inhibited, more emotionally stable, and more self-reliant; and they were about as extroverted as norms.

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Year
1977
Publication type
Collected Papers
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 1, pp. 420–424
Section
Development of Personality

Findings (10)

Psychological Health

  • Less Nervousness (Less Psychosomatic Disturbance)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Depression (Greater Contentment and Self-Confidence)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Tendency to Dominate (Greater Flexibility, Respectfulness, and Tolerance)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Inhibition (Greater Naturalness, Spontaneity, and Self-Sufficiency, Less Tension)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Neuroticism (Greater Emotional Stability)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Social Behavior

  • Less Aggressiveness (Greater Self-Control and Emotional Maturity)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Irritability (Greater Calm and Tolerance)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Sociability (Greater Friendliness and Liveliness)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Self Development

  • Greater Placidity (Greater Self-Assuredness, More Good Humor, Less Tendency to Procrastinate)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Self-Reliance (Greater Effectiveness and Vigor, More Balanced Mood)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

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