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DIFFERENTIAL MODELS FOR MATH ANXIETY IN MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Pages 295-318 | Received 01 Jan 2002, Accepted 01 Feb 2003, Published online: 12 Aug 2010

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