Why Does Positive Mental Health Buffer Against Psychopathology? An Exploratory Study on Self-Compassion as a Resilience Mechanism and Adaptive Emotion Regulation Strategy

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 459-468

  Trompetter, Hester R ^a   de Kleine, Elian ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Positive mental health; Psychological wellbeing; Psychopathology; Resilience; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; RUMINATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 85028281618     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-016-9774-0     Document Type: Article

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