Mindful eating: Trait and state mindfulness predict healthier eating behavior

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-111

  Jordan, Christian H ^a   Wang, Wan ^a   Donatoni, Linda ^b   Meier, Brian P ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating; Food attitudes; Mindfulness; Obesity; Overweight; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899918104     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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