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Research Article

Psychosocial profiles of university students’ emotional adjustment, perceived social support, self-efficacy belief, and foreign language anxiety during COVID-19

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Pages 51-62 | Received 07 Jul 2021, Accepted 25 Nov 2021, Published online: 10 Jan 2022

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