Minding the interpersonal gap: Mindfulness-based interventions in the prevention of ostracism

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-34

  Ramsey, Alex T ^a   Jones, Eric E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Awareness; Exclusion; Mindfulness; Ostracism; Prevention; Pro social behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; OSTRACISM; PREVENTION; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ATTENTION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908592821     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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