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1130.800.700.600.500.400.300.200.100.00Change Score on theMSQQuestionnaireControls TMp = .05Improved Work and Personal Relationshipstm-016GET ALONG BETTER AT HOME & AT WORKA study of executives and workers in the automotive industry, using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), found that after three months of regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, participants showed improved work and personal relationships in comparison to controls from the same work sites. (Reference 1)A related study of school administrators found that in four months, those who learned TM signifi cantly increased in self-regard, emotional self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, stress tolerance, optimism, happiness, and self-actualization compared to a control group waiting to learn. (Reference 2) These results are in accord with a meta-analysis of 42 studies that found TM to increase self-actualization more than other meditation and relaxation techniques. (Reference 3) Another meta-analysis of 18 studies on 772 subjects found TM has signifi cantly larger effects than mindfulness or other meditation techniques on reducing negative emotions, trait anxiety, and neuroticism, and on increasing self-realization. (Reference 4)Reference 1: Alexander, C. N., Swanson, G. C., Rainforth, M. V., Carlisle, T. W., Todd, C. C., & Oates, R. M. (1993). Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: A prospective study in two occupational settings. Anxiety, Stress and Coping: An International Journal, 6, 245%u2013262.Reference 2: Valosek, L., Nidich, S., Wendt, S., Grant, J., & Nidich, R. (2019). Effect of meditation on social-emotional learning in middle school students. Education, 139(3), 111%u2013119. Reference 3: Alexander, C. N., Rainforth, M. V., & Gelderloos, P. (1991). Transcendental Meditation, Self-Actualization and Psychological Health: A Conceptual Overview and Statistical Meta-Analysis. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6(5), 189%u2013247. Reference 4: Sedlmeier, P., Eberth, J., Schwarz, M., Zimmermann, D., & Haarig, F. (2012). The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1139%u20131171.