The happy face of mindfulness: Mindfulness meditation is associated with perceptions of happiness as rated by outside observers

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Choi, Yowon ^a   Karremans, Johan C ^a   Barendregt, Henk ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

happiness; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855952342     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.626788     Document Type: Article

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