What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures

Strauss, Clara, Lever Taylor, Billie, Gu, Jenny, Kuyken, Willem, Baer, Ruth, Jones, Fergal, Cavanagh, Kate·2016·Clinical Psychology Review

DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.05.004

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