Reduced Stress and Anxiety(ストレスと不安感の軽減)

下記22件の科学的研究により、超越瞑想の「ストレスと不安感の軽減」に対する効果が認められました。

Reduced Stress and Anxiety

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  • Schneider R.H. Altered responses of cortisol, GH, TSH and testosterone to acute stress after four months’ practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 746:381-384, 1994.
  • Sedlmeier, P., Eberth, J., Schwarz, M., Zimmermann, D., & Haarig, F. The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis.Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1139-1171, 2012.
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  • Walton K.G., et al. Lowering cortisol and CVD risk in postmenopausal women: a pilot study using the Transcendental Meditation program. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences 1032:211-215, 2005.