Activating the inner caregiver: The role of support-giving schemas in increasing state self-compassion

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-64

  Breines, Juliana G ^a   Chen, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Self compassion; Self esteem; Social support; Support giving schema

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867502558     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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