Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ612669
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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The Effect of Four Years of Participation in a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat on Perceptions of Physiological and Psychological Well-Being.
MacLachlan, Malcom; McAuliffe, Eilish; Page, Richard C.; Altschul, Deborah B.; Tabony, Rebecca
Counseling and Values, v43 n3 p224-32 Apr 1999
Assesses the effect of participation in a Tibetan retreat at a center in Scotland over a four-year period using the General Health Questionnaire-60 and the Perceived Stress Scale. Residence at the retreat center did not show any harmful or beneficial effects on the participants' levels of stress and general health as measured by these scales. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Buddhism, Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Program Effectiveness, Stress Management, Well Being
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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