Recovering by means of meditation: The role of recovery experiences and intrinsic motivation

Applied Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-210

  Van Hooff, Madelon ^a   Baas, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84874571055     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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