Dispositional mindfulness facets predict the efficiency of attentional networks

Mindfulness

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 101-109

  Di Francesco, Simona Arianna ^a   Simione, Luca ^b   López Ramón, Maria Fernanda ^c   Belardinelli, Marta Olivetti ^a,d   Lupiáñez, Juan ^e   Raffone, Antonino ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d ECONA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional network test; Attentional networks; Emotion; Five facets mindfulness questionnaire; Mindfulness; Mindfulness assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009739660     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-016-0634-5     Document Type: Article

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