Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death
These two studies tested the prediction that the group practice of a procedure for the development of consciousness, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program, by a sufficiently large group of individuals would be sufficient to reduce collective stress in the larger population, reflected in...
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| description | These two studies tested the prediction that the group practice of a procedure for the development of consciousness, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program, by a sufficiently large group of individuals would be sufficient to reduce collective stress in the larger population, reflected in two stress-related health indicators, infant mortality rate and drug-related fatality rate. Based on theoretical prediction and prior research, from January 2007 through 2010 (intervention period), this effect should have been measurable. Change in the rates of these two indicators during the intervention period were estimated from 2002 through 2010 data using a broken-trend (or segmented trend) intervention model with time series regression methods. Significant changes in trend for both the infant mortality rate and drug-related fatality rate were evident at the predicted time and in the predicted direction, controlling for preintervention trends, seasonality, and autocorrelation. The changes in trend were both statistically and practically significant, indicating an average annual decline of 3.12% in infant mortality rate and 7.61% in drug-related fatality rate. Diagnostic tests are satisfactory and indicate that it is unlikely that the statistical results are attributable to spurious regression. The mechanism for these collective effects is discussed in view of possible alternative hypotheses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a57e3510770246ba925ab726381200432022-12-21T20:35:49ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402017-03-01710.1177/2158244017697164Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related DeathMichael C. Dillbeck0Kenneth L. Cavanaugh1Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USAMaharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USAThese two studies tested the prediction that the group practice of a procedure for the development of consciousness, the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program, by a sufficiently large group of individuals would be sufficient to reduce collective stress in the larger population, reflected in two stress-related health indicators, infant mortality rate and drug-related fatality rate. Based on theoretical prediction and prior research, from January 2007 through 2010 (intervention period), this effect should have been measurable. Change in the rates of these two indicators during the intervention period were estimated from 2002 through 2010 data using a broken-trend (or segmented trend) intervention model with time series regression methods. Significant changes in trend for both the infant mortality rate and drug-related fatality rate were evident at the predicted time and in the predicted direction, controlling for preintervention trends, seasonality, and autocorrelation. The changes in trend were both statistically and practically significant, indicating an average annual decline of 3.12% in infant mortality rate and 7.61% in drug-related fatality rate. Diagnostic tests are satisfactory and indicate that it is unlikely that the statistical results are attributable to spurious regression. The mechanism for these collective effects is discussed in view of possible alternative hypotheses.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697164 |
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| title | Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death |
| title_full | Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death |
| title_fullStr | Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death |
| title_full_unstemmed | Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death |
| title_short | Group Practice of the and Program and Reductions in Infant Mortality and Drug-Related Death |
| title_sort | group practice of the and program and reductions in infant mortality and drug related death |
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