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Major Article

Multidimensional social support and associations between COVID-19 stress and depressive/anxiety outcomes among Hispanic/Latinx and White first-year college students

, BAORCID Icon & , PhD
Received 22 Oct 2022, Accepted 26 Nov 2023, Published online: 16 Jan 2024

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