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Self and Identity Volume 17, 2018 - Issue 6: New Frontiers in Self-Compassion Research
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The forest and the trees: Examining the association of self-compassion and its positive and negative components with psychological functioning

Kristin D. NeffDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Phoebe LongDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Marissa C. KnoxDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Oliver DavidsonDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Ashley KucharDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Andrew CostiganDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Zachary WilliamsonDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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Nicolas RohlederDepartment of Psychology, Brandeis University, Boston, MA, USA
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István Tóth-KirályDoctoral School of Psychology and Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2810-3661
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Juliana G. BreinesDepartment of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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Pages 627-645 | Received 31 Aug 2017, Accepted 30 Jan 2018, Published online: 07 Oct 2018

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