The Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory: Extensions, Applications, and Challenges at the Attention–Appraisal–Emotion Interface

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 377-387

  Garland, Eric L ^a   Farb, Norman A ^b   Goldin, Philippe R ^c   Fredrickson, Barbara L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 84948448965     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2015.1092493     Document Type: Letter

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