Confidence in constant progress: or how pragmatic nihilism encourages optimism through modesty
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Psychology Review
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1743-7199,1743-7202
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2017.1316674