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Administered the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) to 15 undergraduates 2 days before beginning a program of transcendental meditation, and to 20 nonmeditating controls. No significant differences were found between groups on any of the POI scales. 2 mo. after regular meditation sessions by experimental Ss, both groups were retested. For 6 of the 12 POI variables, there were differences between groups in the direction of predicted "self-actualization" for meditating Ss. The psychological import of these changes is discussed.
Replicated the study by W. Seeman et al (see record 1972-29165-001) of the influence of transcendental meditation on self-actualization. The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was administered to 9 undergraduates 2 days before beginning a meditation program, and to 9 controls, and readministered 10 wks later. No significant differences were found between groups on the 1st administration. Significant differences were found on the 2nd administration; experimental Ss had higher scores on the Inner Directed and Time Competence scales (p < .01 and .05, respectively). Differences were in the predicted direction on the other POI scales. Results replicate those of the previous study.
Seven selected hypertensive patients were stabilized on drugs at a research clinic. Subjects learned transcendental meditation (T.M.), were seen weekly, and took their own blood pressure several times daily. After 12 weeks of T.M. six subjects showed psychological changes and reduced anxiety scores. Six subjects also showed significant reductions in home and four in clinic blood-pressures. Six months later four subjects continued to derive psychological benefit and two showed significant blood-pressure reductions attributable to T.M. at home and clinic.