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An empirical phenomenology of young adult women exercisers' body self‐compassion

Katie‐Ann Berry College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Kent C. Kowalski College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leah J. Ferguson College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Tara‐Leigh F. McHugh Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pages 293-312 | Received 01 Sep 2009, Accepted 10 Nov 2009, Published online: 20 Oct 2010

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