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Grades of university and college students decrease during the transition from high school to tertiary education: a latent change analysis of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism

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Pages 989-1007 | Received 15 Nov 2022, Accepted 17 Oct 2023, Published online: 30 Oct 2023

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