A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online, Compassion-Based Intervention for Maternal Psychological Well-Being in the First Year Postpartum

Gammer, Isobel; Hartley-Jones, Charlotte; Jones, Fergal W.

doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01306-9

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online, Compassion-Based Intervention for Maternal Psychological Well-Being in the First Year Postpartum

Gammer, Isobel, Hartley-Jones, Charlotte, Jones, Fergal W.·2020·Mindfulness

DOI 10.1007/s12671-020-01306-9

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Authors: Gammer, I., Hartley-Jones, C., & Jones, F. W.
Affiliations: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Canterbury Christ Church University (GB)
Corresponding author: Jones, Fergal W.
ORCID: Hartley-Jones, Charlotte
Jones, Fergal W.
Venue: Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-01-17
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Pages: 928-939
ISSN: 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
1868-8535
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01306-9
OpenAlex: W2999129569
Cited by: 47
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 3.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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Locations: Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords: self-compassion, compassion-based interventions, online self-help intervention, maternal psychological well-being, low-intensity intervention, attrition

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