Ferguson & Gowan, 1976
Ferguson, P. C.; and Gowan, J. C. Psychological findings on Transcendental Meditation. Findings also published in Journal of Humanistic Psychology 16(3): 51–60, 1976.
Also: Findings also published in Journal of Humanistic Psychology 16(3): 51–60, 1976.
The effect of the Transcendental Meditation technique in reducing negative personality traits and increasing self-actualization was marked and cumulative.
- Year
- 1976
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 1, pp. 484–488
- Section
- Development of Personality
Findings (4)
Psychological Health
Decreased Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Decreased Depression
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Decreased Neuroticism
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Self Development
Increased Self-Actualization
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Phillip C. Ferguson, MA
California State University at Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
- John C. Gowan, EdD
California State University at Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA