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Orme-Johnson & Duck, 1977

Orme-Johnson, D. W.; and Duck, B. Psychological testing of MIU students: First report. Department of Psychology, Maharishi European Research University, Switzerland, and International Center for Scientific Research, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 1974.

Students at Maharishi International University practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique scored consistently higher than other college students on scales of self-actualization.

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Year
1977
Publication type
Collected Papers
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 1, pp. 470–475
Section
Development of Personality

Findings (8)

Self Development

  • Greater Time Competence (Ability to Live in the Present, and Ability to Connect Past, Present, and Future Meaningfully)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Inner-Directedness (Independence, Self-Supportiveness)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Self-Actualizing Value (Holding Values of Self-Actualizing People)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Self-Regard

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Synergy (Seeing the Opposites of Life as Meaningfully Connected)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Social Behavior

  • Greater Spontaneity

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Higher Scores on Nature of Man Constructive Scale (Seeing Man as Essentially Good)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Capacity for Close Contact (Capacity for Warm Interpersonal Relationships)

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

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