Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on intellectual ability, personal well-being and academic performance in Mexican high school students
Vela-Valenzuela, Omar; Dillbeck, Michael C.; Sacristán, Cándido (2021). Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on intellectual ability, personal well-being and academic performance in Mexican high school students. Education, 142(2), 102–110.
Nine-month longitudinal study of Mexican high school students comparing 50 students practicing Transcendental Meditation with 48 matched non-meditating controls on intelligence, well-being and national exam performance.
- Year
- 2021
- Journal
- Education
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance
Findings (3)
Academic Performance
High school students practicing Transcendental Meditation for nine months scored higher on national academic examinations than matched non-meditating controls.
TM program · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Intelligence
Students practicing Transcendental Meditation showed greater improvement on Raven's Progressive Matrices intelligence scores over nine months than matched controls.
TM program · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Psychological Health
Students practicing Transcendental Meditation reported higher personal well-being after three months compared with matched controls.
TM program · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls