Self-image goals and compassionate goals: Costs and benefits

Self and Identity

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 251-269

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Olivier, Marc Andre ^b   Nuer, Noah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Learning as Leadership Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Compassion; Depression; Relationships; Self image

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249162226     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860802505160     Document Type: Article

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