Mindfulness and emotional distress: The role of negatively biased cognition

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-333

  Kiken, Laura G ^a   Shook, Natalie J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive style; Depression; Mindfulness; Negativity bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555176043     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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