Self-compassionate responses to aging

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-200

  Allen, Ashley Batts ^a   Leary, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Coping; Self compassion; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898986220     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns204     Document Type: Article

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