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McLeod, J.D., Lively, K.J. (2007). Social Psychology and Stress Research. In: Avison, W.R., McLeod, J.D., Pescosolido, B.A. (eds) Mental Health, Social Mirror. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36320-2_12

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