Mindfulness and dream quality: The inverse relationship between mindfulness and negative dream affect

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-375

  Simor, Péter ^a   Köteles, Ferenc ^b   Sándor, Piroska ^c   Petke, Zsolt ^d   Bódizs, Róbert ^c,e  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d Nyírö Gyula Hospital   (Hungary)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dream anxiety; Dreaming; Emotional regulation; Mindfulness; Nightmares

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DREAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AWARENESS; DREAMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960367669     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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