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Research Articles

The Expanded Me: Impact of Smartphone Use on Adolescents’ Self-Expansion Via Smartphone

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Pages 3324-3333 | Received 30 Sep 2021, Accepted 27 Jun 2022, Published online: 13 Jul 2022

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