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dc.contributor.advisorParsons, L. Claire
dc.contributor.authorHess, Helen Angela Coltrin
dc.creatorHess, Helen Angela Coltrin
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T21:30:36Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T21:30:36Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/627298
dc.description.abstractA comparative descriptive design study was undertaken to determine if there were psychological differences between long-term (more than 5 years) practitioners of a meditation/relaxation technique and non-practitioners. Two groups of 10 subjects each, were carefully matched by age (50-59), sex (female), and ethnicity (Euro-American), and screened for situational stressors, illnesses, lifestyle practices, and medication usage. Psychological distress symptoms were measured by the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. Data analysis were performed using independent t tests and the Mann-Whitney U-Wilcoxon Rank Sum W test. No statistically significant psychological differences were found between the practitioner and non-practitioner groups. Both groups' scores indicated minimal psychological distress. Limitations (sample size and insensitivity of the instrument for this sample) may have contributed to the lack of findings between the two groups. More research is needed to determine if there are any psychological differences between practitioners of a meditation/relaxation technique and non-practitioners.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectStress, Psychological.en_US
dc.subjectRelaxation Therapy.en_US
dc.titleThe psychological differences between long-term practitioners of a meditation/relaxation technique and non-practitionersen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc33378595
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.description.noteDigitized from a paper copy provided by the Arizona Health Sciences Library.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b56773705
dc.identifier.callnumberW4A 1995 H586P
refterms.dateFOA2018-04-18T21:30:37Z


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