Self-compassion versus global self-esteem: Two different ways of relating to oneself

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-50

  Neff, Kristin D ^a   Vonk, Roos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; EGO; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EGO; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58149119830     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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