Enhancement of mood and self-esteem as a result of giving and receiving compassionate love

Current Research in Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 227-242

  Sprecher, Susan ^a   Fehr, Beverley ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

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