Wd. Sheppard et al., THE EFFECTS OF A STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN A HIGH SECURITY GOVERNMENT AGENCY, Anxiety, stress, and coping, 10(4), 1997, pp. 341-350
Forty-four employees of a regional of a branch federal government agen
cy volunteered to participate in a three month stress management progr
am. After a series of pretests, the participants were randomly assigne
d to one of the two groups: Transcendental Meditation (TM) or an educa
tion control designated ''Corporate Stress Management'' (CSM). After t
he twelve-week intervention period, and again after three years, parti
cipants were re-administered the same test battery. The three-month re
sults revealed a reduction in anxiety and depression in the TM group.
The three-year results suggested a reduction in anxiety, depression, a
nd improved self-concept in the TM group.