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Schilling, 1977

Schilling, P. B. The effect of the regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique on behavior and personality. Department of Clinical Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, USA, 1974.

Subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique reduced their total drug use, which included marijuana, hashish, and alcohol; and they became warmer in their interpersonal relationships, more helpful, sympathetic, and protective, more assertive, influential, and powerful, more adventurous, more easy-going, and more tactful.

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Year
1977
Publication type
Collected Papers
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 1, pp. 453–461
Section
Development of Personality

Findings (8)

Social Behavior

  • Increased Affiliation (Increased Neighborliness, Warmth, Good-Naturedness, Cooperativeness, Friendliness, and Loyalty)

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Increased Nurturance (More Sympathetic, Helpful, Caring, Protective, Comforting, and Supportive)

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Improved Leadership Ability

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Decreased Aggression (Increased Easygoingness, Friendliness, Calmness, Tactfulness, Forgiveness, and Consideration, and Decreased Argumentativeness, Irritability, and Vengefulness)

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Increased Sensitivity to Others

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

Self Development

  • Growth of a More Brave, Adventurous, Action-Oriented Nature

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

Health Promoting Behavior

  • Decreased Use of Alcohol

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

  • Decreased Drug Abuse

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls

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