On the Relation Between Mindfulness and Depressive Symptoms: Rumination as a Possible Mediator

Mindfulness

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-79

  Alleva, Jessica ^a   Roelofs, Jeffrey ^a   Voncken, Marisol ^a   Meevissen, Yvo ^a   Alberts, Hugo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brooding; Depression; Mindfulness; Reflective pondering; Rumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893260933     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0153-y     Document Type: Article

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