Brief mindfulness meditation training reduces mind wandering: The critical role of acceptance

Emotion

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 224-230

  Rahl, Hayley A ^a   Lindsay, Emily K ^a   Pacilio, Laura E ^a   Brown, Kirk W ^b   David Creswell, J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Mind wandering; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EMOTIONALITY; EXPECTANCY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; MONITORING; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SKILL; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007180322     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000250     Document Type: Article

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