Self-Compassion: Conceptualizations, Correlates, & Interventions

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-303

  Barnard, Laura K ^a   Curry, John F ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassionate mind training; Interventions; Self compassion; Self criticism; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155182806     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025754     Document Type: Article

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