Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT)
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Psychology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2352-250X
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.004