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Research Article

Islamic religiosity and subjective well-being in the west: meta-analytic evidence of protections across diverse Muslim diasporas

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Pages 36-52 | Received 15 Jul 2022, Accepted 05 Aug 2022, Published online: 04 Oct 2022

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