| Titel: | Transcendental Meditation, Self-Actualization, and Psychological Health: A Conceptual Overview and Statistical Meta-Analysis |
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| Autor: | Alexander, Charles N. Rainforth, Maxwell V. Gelderloos, Paul |
| Mediengruppe: | --- |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Social Behavior & Personality |
| Jahr: | 1991 |
| Band: | 6 |
| Heft: | 5 |
| Seiten: | 189-248 |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | Presents a life-span model of development based on the Vedic psychology of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. This model proposes that systematic transcendence, as cultivated through the transcendental meditation (TM) program, will promote self-actualization (SA). Statistical meta-analysis is presented of 42 studies on the effects of TM and other forms of meditation and relaxation on SA. The effect size of TM on overall SA was approximately 3 times as large as that of other forms of meditation and relaxation. Factor analysis of the 12 scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory revealed 3 independent factors: Affective Maturity, Integrative Perspective on Self and World, and Resilient Sense of Self. On these 3 factors, the effect of TM was 3 times as large. The magnitude of these consistent differential effects suggests that systematic transcendence is the key factor. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) |