Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions to Increase Well-Being: Examining the Role of Dispositional Mindfulness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1125-1141

  Seear, Kimberley H ^a   Vella Brodrick, Dianne A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best possible selves; Dispositional mindfulness; Motivation; Positive interventions; Positive psychology; Three good things; Well being

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84886749848     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0193-7     Document Type: Article

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