The relationships among self-care, dispositional mindfulness, and psychological distress in medical students

Medical Education Online

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Slonim, Jessica ^a,b   Kienhuis, Mandy ^b   Di Benedetto, Mirella ^b   Reece, John ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispositional mindfulness; Intervention; Medical students; Psychological distress; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MINDFULNESS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947968247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v20.27924     Document Type: Article

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