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Boynton, Tracy B.

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The effects of EEG biofeedback on hypnagogia, creativity, and well-being.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The effects of EEG biofeedback on hypnagogia, creativity, and well-being./
Author:	Boynton, Tracy B.
Description:	267 p.
Notes:	Chair: Jenny Wade.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International61-04B.
Subject:	Psychology, Experimental. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9969176
ISBN:	9780599739680

The effects of EEG biofeedback on hypnagogia, creativity, and well-being.
Boynton, Tracy B.

The effects of EEG biofeedback on hypnagogia, creativity, and well-being. - 267 p.

Chair: Jenny Wade.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2000.

This study utilized an 8-week repeated-measures experimental design to investigate the effects of electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback on the willful use of hypnagogia for increasing creativity and well-being. The sample size of 62 (n = 32/control; n = 30/experimental) was comprised of both sexes with a mean age of 45. The two groups received a similar protocol, with the only difference being the presence of audio EEG feedback for the experimental group during the experiential portion. The EEG parameters of hypnagogia were broadly defined as the presence and predominance of alpha and theta brain wave activity. The EEG data showed that both experimental and control participants were able to achieve light to deep hypnagogic states in every training session. Hypnagogia was analyzed through multiple univariate analyses of variance. The behavioral and psychological parameters of hypnagogia, included physical relaxation, mental relaxation, reduced awareness of the external environment, and diminished control of mental content. Creativity was defined by the three most readily agreed upon divergent thinking abilities: (a) fluency (the ability to generate numerous ideas), (b) flexibility (the ability to see a given problem from multiple perspectives), and (c) originality (the ability to come up with new and unique ideas). The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking was used to measure fluency and originality. Results of t-tests showed no significant changes for either group on pre- to post-test scores. The Christensen-Guilford Associational Fluency Test also showed no significant changes. However, flexibility in thinking, as measured by the Alternate Uses Test was significantly increased (p < .001) for all participants on the pre- to post-test scores. Well-being scores, measured by the Friedman Well-Being Scale, were also significantly increased for participants in both groups (p = .002). Correlational analyses showed no significant relationships between hypnagogia, creativity and well-being. However, participants reported increased personal creativity, stress reduction, heightened self-awareness, emotional equanimity, and improved work performance, as a result of their participation in this study.

ISBN: 9780599739680Subjects--Topical Terms:

517106
Psychology, Experimental.

The effects of EEG biofeedback on hypnagogia, creativity, and well-being.
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