Manipulating mindfulness benefits creative elaboration at high levels of neuroticism

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-255

  Zabelina, Darya ^a   Robinson, Michael ^a   Ostafin, Brian ^a   Council, James ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864732183     PISSN: 02762374     EISSN: 15414493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EM.29.2.g     Document Type: Review

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