Cultural-Historical Psychology
2020. Vol. 16, no. 4, 35–48
doi:10.17759/chp.2020160404
ISSN: 1816-5435 / 2224-8935 (online)
The Сoncept of Self-compassion: a Russian Adaptation of the Scale by Kristin Neff
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Keywords: self-compassion, self-esteem, suicidality
Journal rubric: Theory and Methodology
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/chp.2020160404
Acknowledgements. This work was supported in part by Ulianov Chuvash State University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Vyatka State University.
For citation: Chistopolskaya K.A., Osin E.N., Enikolopov S.N., Nikolaev E.L., Mysina G.A., Drovosekov S.E. The Сoncept of Self-compassion: a Russian Adaptation of the Scale by Kristin Neff. Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2020. Vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 35–48. DOI: 10.17759/chp.2020160404.
A Part of Article
Self-compassion is a relatively new construct, which was introduced by an American psychologist Kristin Neff, and the author suggests replacing the concept of self-esteem with this term. Since 2003, she has consistently criticized self-esteem.
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