Exploring the Relationship between Rumination, Self-compassion, and Mood

Self and Identity

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 449-459

  Odou, Natasha ^a   Brinker, Jay ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Emotion regulation; Rumination; Self compassion; Therapeutic writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897458566     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2013.840332     Document Type: Article

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