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Research Articles

Feeling grateful, kind, and empowered: rules of feeling in Instagram’s #womenswellness digital intimate public

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Pages 3687-3704 | Received 12 Jul 2021, Accepted 07 Oct 2022, Published online: 30 Oct 2022

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