Smartphone for self-management of psychological stress: A preliminary evaluation of positive technology app

Revista de Psicopatologia y Psicologia Clinica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 253-260

  Serino, Silvia ^a   Cipresso, Pietro ^a   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a,b   Pallavicini, Federica ^a   Cipresso, Sergio ^a   Campanaro, Danilo ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arousal; Heart rate; Mobile phone; Positive technology; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979844471     PISSN: 11365420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.19.num.3.2014.13906     Document Type: Article

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