Ability to receive compassion from others buffers the depressogenic effect of self-criticism: A cross-cultural multi-study analysis

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 98, Issue , 2016, Pages 324-332

  Hermanto, Nicola ^a   Zuroff, David C ^a   Kopala Sibley, Daniel C ^a,e   Kelly, Allison C ^b   Matos, Marcela ^c   Gilbert, Paul ^d   Koestner, Richard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d KINGSWAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Depression; Fear of compassion; Self criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964478117     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.055     Document Type: Article

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