A mindfulness model of affect regulation and depressive symptoms: Positive emotions, mood regulation expectancies, and self-acceptance as regulatory mechanisms

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 645-650

  Jimenez, Sherlyn S ^a,b   Niles, Barbara L ^b   Park, Crystal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect regulation; Depressive symptoms; Mindfulness; Positive emotions; Self acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955057933     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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