Factors influencing the regularity of meditation practice in a clinical population.
Tests were administered to out-patients before learning meditation. High pre-test scores on sensitization, suggestibility, introversion, neuroticism and perceived symptomatology predicted a low practice frequency. Gender, expectations, credibility, locus of control and self-esteem were unrelated to outcome. By two years, 54 per cent had stopped meditating. Meditation appeared to be more rewarding for subjects with milder complaints.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010556:Personality Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy