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Mindfulness and Mobile Phone Usage

Mindfulness, impulsivity and psychological distress: the mediation role of smartphone addiction

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Pages 791-804 | Received 08 Apr 2021, Accepted 18 Feb 2022, Published online: 02 May 2022

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