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Meditation and Emotional Intelligence

NCT ID: NCT03097510

Last Updated: 2017-03-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

96 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on emotional intelligence and perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system

Detailed Description

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The objective of this study was to determine whether a mind-body technique, known as the practice of Transcendental Meditation® (TM), could significantly increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system. For this purpose, 96 participants from the administrative offices of the San Francisco Unified School District were randomly assigned to either immediate start of the TM program or to a delayed start wait-list control group. Subjects learning TM were instructed to meditate for 20 minutes twice a day for the four month duration of the project. All subjects were administered the BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline and posttest. If successful, these findings would suggest that TM could be used as a professional development program in organizations to increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress, in turn enhancing leadership capacity and organizational effectiveness.

Conditions

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Job Stress Perceived Stress

Keywords

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Perceived stress Leadership Transcendental Meditation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors
data collectors and investigators were blind to treatment status of the subject

Study Groups

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Transcendental Meditation

The TM technique is a simple, natural, effortless technique that allows the mind to experience finer levels of the thinking process until the mind transcends and experiences the source of thought, a state of deep, integrated relaxation. During the meditation session, the active mind settles down to a silent yet fully awake state of awareness. TM was taught to study participants by certified instructors, using standardized procedures for teaching.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcendental meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The TM technique was taught as a standard 7 step course over 4 consecutive days. Thereafter, subjects attended bimonthly group meetings for more advanced knowledge over the four month intervention period.

Wait list control

This wait list group served as the control group. After the study was completed, the wait-list controls were given the option to learn the TM technique as their reward for participating as controls during the 4 month study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Transcendental meditation

The TM technique was taught as a standard 7 step course over 4 consecutive days. Thereafter, subjects attended bimonthly group meetings for more advanced knowledge over the four month intervention period.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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TM technique

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older,
* an employee of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD),
* attendance at an informational meeting on the TM program,
* willingness to be randomly assigned to either active treatment or the control group.

Exclusion Criteria

* having already learned the TM program,
* not being available to attend treatment or testing sessions.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maharishi International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sanford Nidich

Associate Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Laurent D Valosek

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education

Other Identifiers

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DLF-WEHF-1440

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id