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Childs, 1974

Childs, J. P. The use of the Transcendental Meditation Program as a therapy with juvenile offenders. Doctoral thesis (summary), Department of Educational Psychology and Guidance, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 1973. Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 34(8): 4732A, 1974.

Also: Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 34(8): 4732A, 1974.

Case histories of juvenile offenders show that the Transcendental Meditation program reduces anxiety, increases self-regard, and improves behavior, as reported by the subjects and by their parents.

Year
1974
Publication type
Doctoral Dissertation
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 1, pp. 577–584
Section
Rehabilitation

Findings (3)

Rehabilitation of Offenders

  • Decreased Anxiety of Juvenile Offenders

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group

  • Positive Change of Juvenile Offenders as Reported by Both Subjects and Parents

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group

  • Enhanced Self-Regard of Juvenile Offenders

    Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group

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