Lowering Stress Levels of Women in Lebanon

Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Rural Women of Lebanon

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the experiences of women who learn the TM technique to those who do not. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Do women in rural Lebanon who practice the TM technique experience lower stress levels compared to those who do not.
2. Do women in rural Lebanon who practice the TM technique experience increased happiness, self-efficacy, and resilience levels compared to those who do not.

Participants will:

• complete baseline surveys

• be divided into experimental and active-control groups

• those in the experimental group will learn the TM technique, the control group will be offered an online didactic course on stress reduction

• both groups will complete post-test surveys at the end of 1 and 3 months

  • Researchers will compare experimental and control groups to see if the intervention effects stress levels.

Methods: We will measure the effects of TM on 62+ women of the Chouf region of Lebanon using the following measures: Perceived Stress Scale, Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale, New General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Arabic Scale of Happiness. This is a randomized controlled trial with an experimental group and an active wait-list control group.

Measurements will be taken at baseline (pre-test) and at 1 and 3 months post-test.

Inclusion Criteria: Females living in the Chouf region of Lebanon between the ages of 18-95.

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Exclusion Criteria: Anyone: not female, under 18 or over 95, not in sound mental condition.

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