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Perceived Social Support and Experiential Avoidance in Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model of Individual Relative Deprivation and Subjective Social Class

Pages 292-308 | Received 20 May 2022, Accepted 12 Dec 2023, Published online: 09 Jan 2024

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