A
statistical meta-analysis conducted at Stanford University of all
available studies-146 independent outcomes-indicated that the effect
of the Transcendental Meditation program on reducing anxiety as a
character trait was much greater than that of all other meditation
and relaxation techniques, including muscle relaxation. This
analysis also showed that the positive Transcendental Meditation
result could not be attributed to subject expectation, experimenter
bias, or quality of research design.
Differential
effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: A
meta-analysis, Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957-974, 1989.
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