Personality Characteristics and Regularity of Meditation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13665804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M M Delmonte (Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 703-712 |
| Publication date | 1980-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3.703 |
| OpenAlex | W2161816961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
A prospective study was conducted in which personality scores taken prior to meditation initiation were used to predict responses to meditation. Eysenck's (1963) Personality Inventory, Byrne's (1963) Repression-Sensitization Scale, Rotter's (1966) Locus of Control, and Barber's (1965) Suggestibility Scale were completed by 55 prospective meditators. Subjects were recontacted after 18 mo. and grouped according to how frequently they meditated into ‘regulars,’ ‘irregulars,’ and ‘drop-outs.’ Eight subjects remained ‘uninitiated.’ Statistical analysis of preinitiation scores and frequency of meditation practice showed: (1) Frequency of meditation was negatively correlated with both neuroticism and sensitization. (2) Neuroticism and sensitization were positively correlated independently of meditation practice. (3) Prospective ‘dropouts' scored significantly higher on both neuroticism and sensitization than prospective regular meditators and than the uninitiated subjects and were significantly more neurotic than Eysenck's norms. (4) Scores of regular meditators and uninitiated subjects were not significantly different from Eysenck's norms for neuroticism. (5) Regular meditators and uninitiated subjects did not differ significantly with regard to neuroticism and sensitization. (6) Meditators-to-be were significantly more neurotic than uninitiated subjects and than Eysenck's norms. No significant differencs were found a propos extraversion, locus of control, and suggestibility. The maintenance of the practice of meditation was not related to one's gender, but drop-outs tended to be younger
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Eysenck Personality Questionnaire · Meditation · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychoticism · Suggestibility · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Relaxation Response
Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
Pilot Study of Conditioned Relaxation during Simulated Meditation
Relation of the Revised Repression-Sensitization Scale to Measures of Self-Description
Psychiatric Problems Precipitated by Transcendental Meditation
Personal Adjustment and Perceived Locus of Control Among Students Interested in Meditation
Measuring “Hypnotic-Like” Suggestibility with and without “Hypnotic Induction”; Psychometric Properties, Norms, and Variables Influencing Response to the Barber Suggestibility Scale (BSS)
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1985 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |