Mindfulness and positive affect: Cross-sectional, prospective intervention, and real-time relations

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-361

  Jislin Goldberg, Tamar ^a   Tanay, Galia ^a   Bernstein, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

mindfulness; positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865384112     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2012.700724     Document Type: Article

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