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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

COVID-19 related stress, quality of life, and intrinsic religiosity among college students during the global pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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Article: 2195091 | Received 11 Nov 2022, Accepted 21 Mar 2023, Published online: 09 Apr 2023

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