The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Posttraumatic Growth with Respect to Contemplative Practice Engagement

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 654-662

  Hanley, Adam W ^a   Peterson, Gary W ^a   Canto, Angela I ^a   Garland, Eric L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Meditation; Mindfulness; Posttraumatic growth; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929149255     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0302-6     Document Type: Article

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