Mindfulness in Thailand and the United States: A case of apples versus oranges?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 590-612

  Christopher, Michael S ^a   Charoensuk, Sukjai ^b   Gilbert, Brennan D ^a   Neary, Timothy J ^a   Pearce, Kelly L ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mindfulness; Thailand; Theravada Buddhism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENTUCKY INVENTORY OF MINDFULNESS SKILLS; MALE; MINDFUL ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; MINDFULNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDITATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BUDDHISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449089613     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20580     Document Type: Article

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