Emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well-being

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1116-1119

  Schutte, Nicola S ^a   Malouff, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Life satisfaction; Mindfulness; Negative affect; Positive affect; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952593826     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.037     Document Type: Article

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