Comparing Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, and Psychological Inflexibility as Predictors of Psychological Health

Mindfulness

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 410-421

  Woodruff, Scott C ^a   Glass, Carol R ^a   Arnkoff, Diane B ^a   Crowley, Kevin J ^a   Hindman, Robert K ^a   Hirschhorn, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Depression; Experiential avoidance; Mindfulness; Self compassion; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904116410     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-013-0195-9     Document Type: Article

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