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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 3 (2017), Article ID 3:IJPBA-135, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2017/135
Research Article
Effectiveness of a Group Counseling Program in Transcendental Meditation in Improving the Level of General Psychological Adjustment for Grade Eleven Female Students in Muscat Governorate

Muna Abdul Majeed Al Lawati

Educational Researcher, Master of Education in Psychological Counseling, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Muna Abdul Majeed Al Lawati, Educational Researcher, Master of Education in Psychological Counseling, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman; E-mail: munalawati@yahoo.com
05 October 2017; 25 December 2017; 27 December 2017
Al Lawati MAM (2017) Effectiveness of a Group Counseling Program in Transcendental Meditation in Improving the Level of General Psychological Adjustment for Grade Eleven Female Students in Muscat Governorate. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 3: 135. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2017/135

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