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Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-27

What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures

Author keywords

Compassion; Definition; Measure; Self compassion; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WEB OF SCIENCE; EMPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84973169100     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.05.004     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (575)

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