Mechanisms of mindfulness in communication training

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 406-421

  Huston, Daniel C ^a   Garland, Eric L ^b   Farb, Norman A S ^c  

^a NHTI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blame; Mindful coping model; Mindfulness; Positive reappraisal; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855778755     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2011.608696     Document Type: Article

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