State Mindfulness During Meditation Predicts Enhanced Cognitive Reappraisal

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-242

  Garland, Eric L ^a   Hanley, Adam ^b   Farb, Norman A ^c   Froeliger, Brett ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive reappraisal; Emotion regulation; Mind wandering; Mindfulness; Suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924768589     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-013-0250-6     Document Type: Article

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