"Mindful helpers": Experiential avoidance, meta-emotions, and emotion regulation in paramedics

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1358-1363

  Mitmansgruber, Horst ^a   Beck, Thomas N ^a   Schüßler, Gerhard ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Experiential avoidance; Meta emotion; Mindfulness; Paramedics; Psychological well being; Rescue personnel; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749083946     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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