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Research Article

Assessing the predictors of adaptive and maladaptive Covid-19 preventive behaviours: an application of protection motivation theory

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Pages 460-474 | Received 17 Mar 2021, Accepted 20 Jun 2022, Published online: 29 Jun 2022

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