The Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR) on Well-Being and Academic Attainment of Sixth-form Students

Mindfulness

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 105-114

  Bennett, K ^a   Dorjee, D ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Adolescents; Education; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Sixth formers; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955479353     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0430-7     Document Type: Article

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