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Protection as the Mirror Image of Psychopathology: Further Critical Notes on the Self-Compassion Scale

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  1. Clinical Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 6161, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Peter Muris & Henry Otgaar

  2. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Peter Muris

  3. City University London, London, UK

    Henry Otgaar

  4. John Cabot University, Rome, Italy

    Nicola Petrocchi

  5. Compassionate Mind Italia, Rome, Italy

    Nicola Petrocchi

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Muris, P., Otgaar, H. & Petrocchi, N. Protection as the Mirror Image of Psychopathology: Further Critical Notes on the Self-Compassion Scale. Mindfulness 7, 787–790 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0509-9

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