Using mental imagery to deliver self-regulation techniques to improve sleep behaviors

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 260-272

  Loft, Marisa H ^a   Cameron, Linda D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation intentions; Intervention; Mental simulation; Self regulation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84888206051     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9503-9     Document Type: Article

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