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Pastoral Care in Education
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Volume 36, 2018 - Issue 3: Facing the challenges to mental health and well-being in schools
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Mainland Chinese students’ mental health: baseline data and cautionary notes when exporting/importing psychological scales

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Pages 238-252 | Received 20 Apr 2018, Accepted 14 May 2018, Published online: 29 May 2018

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