Evaluation of a seven-week web-based happiness training to improve psychological well-being, reduce stress, and enhance mindfulness and flourishing: A randomized controlled occupational health study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Feicht, T ^a   Wittmann, M ^b   Jose, G ^a   Mock, A ^c   Von Hirschhausen, E ^c   Esch, T ^a,d,e  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (Germany)

^b Institute of Frontier Areas in Psychology and Mental Health   (Germany)

^c Foundation Humor Hilft Heilen   (Germany)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION NETWORK TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FLOURISHING SCALE; FREIBURG MINDFULNESS INVENTORY; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINDFULNESS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; STRESS; STRESS WARNING SIGNALS SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEB BASED HAPPINESS TRAINING; WHO 5 WELL BEING INDEX;

EID: 84896086029     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/676953     Document Type: Article

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