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consciousness-based education and governmentTable 1Results of Research on the Application in Correctionsof the Transcendental Meditation ProgramStudy Design Sample Measure ResultUnbiasedEstimateof EffectSize*La Tuna FederalPenitentiary,New Mexico(Orme-Johnsonet al., 1977)Pre-post quasiexperimentaldesign, twomonthperiodRegularTM = 5CTL = 7MMPI Psychasthenia t(10) = -2.53, p < .025 -1.287 (a)MMPI Social Introversion t(10) = 2.22, p < .05 -1.129Spontaneous SkinResistancet(10) = -1.89, p < 0.05 -.961I. Pre-postexperimentaldesign, tenmonthperiodTM = 23CTL= 21State Anxiety F(1,41) = 15.63, p < .001 -.697 (b)Trait Anxiety F(1,42) = 39.50, p < .001 -1.107StilllwaterPrison,Minnesota(Ballou, 1977)II. Pre-postquasi-experimentaldesign,ten-monthperiodTM = 23CTL= 14State Anxiety F(1,34) = 16.82, p < .001 -.773Trait Anxiety F(1,35) = 13.37, p < .001 -.689III. Pre-postmatch groups,ten-week periodTM = 24CTL= 24Rule InfractionsMann-Whitney U = 354,z = 1.36,p < .001-.484 (c)FCI, Lompoc,California(Cunningham& Koch, 1977)Within-subjectslongitudinaldesign, 15-weekperiodTM = 15State Anxiety t(14) = 4.45, p < .001 **Trait Anxiety t(14) = 3.83, p < .001 **EPI Neuroticism F(2,61) = 9.59, p = .0002 (d) -.890 (e)MMPI Depression F(2,61) = 4.28, p = .018 -.774MMPI Hypomania F(2,61) = 2.75, p = .072 -.479MMPI Psychasthenia F(2,61) = 6.57, p = .003 -.857MMPI Schizophrenia F(2,61) = 5.69, p = .005 -.646FCI, Milan,Michigan(Ramirez, inpress)Pre-postexperimentaldesign, tenweekperiodRegularTM = 19IrregularTM = 15CTL= 31MMPI Ego Strength F(2,61) = 3.045, p =.055 .043MMPI Social Responsibility F(2,61) = 3.575, p = .034 .497MMPI Hysteria F(2,61) = 1.559, p = .219 -.375MMPI Hypochondriasis F(2,61) = 1.609, p = .209 -.306MMPI PsychopathicDevianceF(2,61) = 4.018, p = .023 -.632MMPI Paranoia F(2,61) = 4.781, p = .012 -.531MMPI Control of Hostility F(2,61) - 2.909, p = .062 .813Self Esteem F(2,61) = 7.475, p = .001 1.108Locus of Control F(2,61) = 2.200, p = .120 .367282