Learning to BREATHE: A pilot trial of a mindfulness curriculum for adolescents

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-46

  Broderick, Patricia C ^a   Metz, Stacie ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotion regulation; Meditation; Mindfulness; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650202649     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2009.9715696     Document Type: Article

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