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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Distinct Classes of Statistical Anxiety: Latent Profile and Network Psychometrics Analysis of University Students

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Pages 2787-2802 | Received 09 May 2023, Accepted 12 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Jul 2023

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