Transcendental meditation programmes showed a higher percentage of significant well-being effects than mindfulness-based and other meditation types, possibly due to settings and delivery¶
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q2 i? TM programmes had a higher percentage of significant well-being effects (83%) than mindfulness-based (44%) and other meditation programmes (42%), but the review attributes this possibly to settings and programme delivery rather than the technique itself. → Lea Waters 2015
Evidence¶
Lea Waters 2015¶
Lea Waters, Adam Barsky, Amanda Ridd, Kelly Allen. (2015). Contemplative Education: A Systematic, Evidence-Based Review of the effect of Meditation Interventions in Schools. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-014-9258-2
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The review's comparison of percentages of significant effects across meditation types for well-being outcomes, based on small numbers of effects (n refers to number of effects per group). The abstract cautions this "may be to do with the settings and programme delivery rather than the technique itself."
"The evidence to date shows that TM has more consistent significant effects on well-being (83 % of effects were significant; n=65) in comparison to mindfulness (44 %; n=9) and other meditation techniques (42 %; n=7)."
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Related Claims¶
- Evidence on meditation and academic achievement is scant: only three published studies, with the strongest from TM programmes on standardised test scores — related
- Programme characteristics — longer duration, higher frequency, teacher delivery and older students — were tentatively associated with more significant well-being effects — related
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- Mindfulness interventions consisting of combinations of various mindfulness activities show the largest effects on youth mental health and well-being — related
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Transcendental meditation programmes showed a higher percentage of significant well-being effects than mindfulness-based and other meditation types, possibly due to settings and delivery |
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Transcendental meditation programmes showed a higher percentage of significant well-being effects than mindfulness-based and other meditation types, possibly due to settings and delivery |
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