Health and school performance: An exploratory quantitative study of school children in Huay-Huay, Perú
Fergusson, Lee C.; Ortiz Cabrejos, Javier; Bonshek, Anna (2021). Health and school performance: An exploratory quantitative study of school children in Huay-Huay, Perú. Educación, 30(59), 65–89.
Exploratory quantitative survey of primary and secondary students in Huay-Huay, Perú, using a 47-question instrument on self-reported health and school performance in relation to Transcendental Meditation practice.
- Year
- 2021
- Journal
- Educación
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance
Findings (3)
Health—General
Primary and secondary students in Huay-Huay, Perú, completed a 47-question survey about their experience with Transcendental Meditation; a majority rated the practice as mostly beneficial to physical, cognitive and emotional health.
TM program · Retrospective survey within group
Academic Performance
Students also reported benefits for school performance, with stronger reported effects among those practicing more regularly.
TM program · Retrospective survey within group
Gender and grade level did not appear to influence the outcomes; the self-report design has no comparison group.
TM program · Retrospective survey within group