Mindfulness training effects for parents and educators of children with special needs

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1476-1487

  Benn, Rita ^a   Akiva, Tom ^a   Arel, Sari ^a   Roeser, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Intervention; Mental health; Mindfulness; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872802605     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027537     Document Type: Article

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