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Counting blessings and sharing gratitude in a Chinese prisoner sample: Effects of gratitude-based interventions on subjective well-being and aggression

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Pages 303-311 | Received 06 Sep 2017, Accepted 23 Mar 2018, Published online: 16 Apr 2018

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