Studying mindfulness in experienced meditators: A quasi-experimental approach

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-310

  Falkenström, Fredrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Measurement; Meditation; Mindfulness; Vipassana

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749099139     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.022     Document Type: Article

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