The Transcendental Meditation Program and Its Effects on Psychological Functions in Secondary School Students of a Rural Indian High School
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This study was conducted in the rural Indian high schools K.R .S. High School and Srirangapatna High School. Two control groups and one experimental group were selected by matching for this research. The experimental group consisted of 41 students from K.R.S. High School, control group Cl consisted of 40 students from the same high school as the experimental group, while control group C2 consisted of28 students from Srirangapatna High School. Both boys and girls were included in each group. Students were matched on socio-economic conditions, education, age, sex, and the scores on each test.
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