The benefits of meditation vis-à-vis emotional intelligence, perceived stress and negative mental health

Stress and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-180

  Chu, Li Chuan ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Meditation; Mindfulness; Negative mental health; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS; TRAINING;

EID: 77953568652     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1289     Document Type: Article

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