Self-compassion and adaptive psychological functioning

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-154

  Neff, Kristin D ^a   Kirkpatrick, Kristin L ^b   Rude, Stephanie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Self acceptance; Self attitudes; Self compassion; Self esteem; Self evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846862287     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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