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Mediating Effect of Life Satisfaction on the Relationship between Hope and Internalizing/Externalizing Behaviors among Chinese Adolescents

Pages 134-146 | Received 29 Aug 2022, Accepted 03 Sep 2023, Published online: 09 Oct 2023

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