Self-compassion, affect, and health-promoting behaviors

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 661-669

  Sirois, Fuschia M ^a,b   Kitner, Ryan ^a   Hirsch, Jameson K ^c  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promoting behaviors; Negative affect; Positive affect; Self compassion; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE AFFECT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE AFFECT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PROPHYLAXIS; SELF COMPASSION; SELF COMPASSION SCALE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP PATTERN; STRESS MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EMPATHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930714400     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000158     Document Type: Article

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