Group vs. single mindfulness meditation: Exploring avoidance, impulsivity, and weight management in two separate mindfulness meditation settings

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-191

  Mantzios, Michail ^a   Giannou, Kyriaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral avoidance; Impulsivity; Mindfulness; Mindfulness meditation; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903945753     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12023     Document Type: Article

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