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Children across cultures respond emotionally to the acoustic environment

Weiyi Maa School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peng Zhoub School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-2545View further author information
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Xinya Liangc Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-2162View further author information
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William Forde Thompsond Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4256-1338View further author information
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Pages 1144-1152 | Received 12 Jul 2022, Accepted 08 Jun 2023, Published online: 20 Jun 2023

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