Evaluating a field theory of consciousness and reduction in U.S. homicide: Analysis of monthly data for 2007–2016
Cavanaugh, Kenneth L.; Dillbeck, Michael C.; Orme-Johnson, David W. (2022). Evaluating a field theory of consciousness and reduction in U.S. homicide: Analysis of monthly data for 2007–2016. Studies in Asian Social Science, 8(1).
Time-series analysis of monthly U.S. homicide trends from 2007 to 2016 in relation to the size of the group practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs at Maharishi International University.
- Year
- 2022
- Journal
- Studies in Asian Social Science
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Sociological Changes
Findings (1)
Sociological—Reduced Violent Conflict
During 2007–2011, when the U.S. group of TM and TM-Sidhi practitioners exceeded the square-root-of-one-percent threshold, monthly U.S. homicide trends improved significantly (p < .0001); when the group fell below the threshold in 2012–2016, homicide rates rose.
Group practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect