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Does Self-Compassion Entail Reduced Self-Judgment, Isolation, and Over-Identification? A Response to Muris, Otgaar, and Petrocchi (2016)

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Neff, K.D. Does Self-Compassion Entail Reduced Self-Judgment, Isolation, and Over-Identification? A Response to Muris, Otgaar, and Petrocchi (2016). Mindfulness 7, 791–797 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0531-y

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