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Original Articles

Athletes’ Experiences of Shifting From Self-Critical toSelf-Compassionate Approaches Within High-Performance Sport

Pages 565-584 | Received 14 Sep 2018, Accepted 12 Apr 2019, Published online: 10 Jun 2019

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