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Resting respiratory sinus arrythmia and cognitive reappraisal moderate the link between political climate stress and anxiety symptoms in Latina and Black mothers

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Pages 100-113 | Received 22 Apr 2022, Accepted 29 Mar 2023, Published online: 19 Apr 2023

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