The Experience of Transcendental Meditation in Middle School Students: A Qualitative Report

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 422-425

  Rosaen, Cara ^a   Benn, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; emotional intelligence; Meditation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MENTAL TASK; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REST; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33748416918     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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