Shapiro, 1975
Shapiro, J. The relationship of the Transcendental Meditation Program to self-actualization and negative personality characteristics. Doctoral thesis (summary), Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1974. Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 36(1): 137A, 1975.
Also: Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 36(1): 137A, 1975.
A study of 180 subjects who learned the Transcendental Meditation technique showed that their initial expectations about the TM program did not influence the results of the program, which included increased self-actualization, decreased aggression, decreased neuroticism, and decreased depression.
- Year
- 1975
- Publication type
- Doctoral Dissertation
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 1, pp. 462–467
- Section
- Development of Personality
Findings (1)
Self Development
Increased Self-Actualization; Decreased Aggression; Decreased Depression; Decreased Neuroticism; Decreased Trait Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Authors
- Jonathan Shapiro, PhD
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA