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Zhou T, Kong X, Bian X, Wang S, Liu J, Schmidt LA. Maternal involvement and adolescents' psychological and academic adjustment after COVID-19 return-to-school: A one-year longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2023; 33:1391-1406. [PMID: 37712872 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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The current study examined the idea that maternal involvement during the COVID-19 school closure period could contribute to the development of adolescents' daily routines, which could ultimately associate with their psychological and academic adjustment after return-to-school. Data were collected from 520 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 12.75 years, SDage = 1.48 years) and their mothers during the COVID-19 school closure and one year after return-to-school. Results indicated that maternal involvement in both education and leisure activities predicted more consistent adolescents' daily routines during the school closure period and then contributed to their more consistent daily routines after return-to-school, resulting in less psychological maladjustment and better academic outcomes. Findings highlight the importance of maternal involvement and daily routines in the context of COVID-19.
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- Tong Zhou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Educational Science, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Faculty of Education, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Science and Education, Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Buist KL, Boele S, Bülow A, Reitz E, Verhoeven M, Keijsers L. Quaranteens: Prepandemic relationship quality and changes in adolescent internalizing problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2023; 33:1164-1178. [PMID: 37283235 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This preregistered longitudinal study examined changes in adolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using latent additive piece-wise growth models. It also assessed whether support from and conflict with mothers, fathers, siblings, and best friends explained heterogeneity in change patterns. One hundred and ninety-two Dutch adolescents (Mean age: 14.3 years; 68.8% female) completed online biweekly questionnaires for a year (November 2019-October 2020), consisting of a prepandemic, lockdown, and reopening phase. Depressive symptoms increased following the lockdown and decreased upon reopening. Anxiety symptoms showed an immediate decrease followed by a gradual increase in the reopening phase. Prepandemic family and best friend support and conflict did not explain heterogeneity in depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Kirsten L Buist
- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Gambin M, Wnuk A, Oleksy T, Sękowski M, Kubicka K, Woźniak-Prus M, Sharp C, Bonanno GA. Depressive and anxiety symptom trajectories in Polish adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of war in Ukraine: uncovering the role of family relations. Dev Psychopathol 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37905550 DOI: 10.1017/s095457942300130x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to investigate longitudinal trajectories of change in anxiety and depression symptoms in Polish adolescents during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Additionally, we aimed to identify risk/protective factors and outcomes associated with these trajectories. METHOD We collected data in three waves between November 2021 and May 2022. Adolescents (N = 281 in the first wave) completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, the Filial Responsibility Scale for Youth, and questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine. RESULTS We identified three trajectories of depressive symptoms: resilient with low, stable symptoms (71% of participants), chronically elevated symptoms (11%), and acute symptoms followed by recovery (18%). We distinguished two trajectories of anxiety symptoms: resilient (75%) and chronic (25%). Non-resilient trajectories were predicted by higher levels of familial unfairness (perceived lack of equality and reciprocity in the family), relationship difficulties at school and at home, older age, and poor socioeconomic status. Chronic depressive and anxiety symptoms were associated with higher war-related concerns. DISCUSSION These findings can inform preventive and therapeutic interventions for at-risk adolescents to reduce negative long-term outcomes of social crises.
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Li Y, Li X, Li Y, Xiao Y, Li C, Chen J, Li Y, Luo L, Su D, Jia J, Cheng H, Liu T, Du N. The effects of family environment cognition and its difference perceived by adolescents and their parents on the treatment effect of non-suicidal self-injury behaviors in adolescents: a 1-year prospective cohort study. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1183916. [PMID: 37772066 PMCID: PMC10523313 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1183916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Introduction Family environment is the primary environment for adolescent growth and development, which is believed to have an important impact on the occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior in adolescents. This study aimed to explore the effects of family environment cognition and cognitive differences perceived by adolescents and their parents on the treatment effects of NSSI in adolescents and to provide more potential perspectives for NSSI treatment. Methods A one-year prospective longitudinal sub-cohort investigation was carried out among 199 adolescents engaged in NSSI and one of their important guardians from the Longitudinal Psychosomatic Disease Study (LoPDS). The NSSI behaviors of adolescents were evaluated at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after enrollment. The family environment scale (FES) and NSSI Behavior Questionnaire were used as assessment tools for family environment and adolescents NSSI behaviors. Multiple linear regression was used to investigate the role of family environment perception difference in the treatment effect of adolescent NSSI. Results After one year of follow-up, the perceived self-injury impulse score in recent 2 weeks, self-injury impulse frequency in recent 2 weeks, total number of self-injury in recent 2 weeks decreased significantly. The higher the adolescent family cohesion (Beta: 1.130, 95% CI: 0.886,1.373; p=0.032), parental family expressiveness (Beta: 0.818, 95% CI: 0.375,1.260; p=0.037) and parental family active-recreational orientation score (Beta: 0.609, 95% CI: 0.236,0.981; p=0.048), the better the treatment effect. However, higher adolescent family conflict (Beta: -0.838, 95% CI: -1.377,-0.298; p=0.024) were associated with lower treatment outcomes. The greater the cognitive difference between parents and adolescents in family cohesion (Beta: -1.307, 95% CI: -2.074,-0.539; p=0.014) and family conflict(Beta: -0.665, 95% CI: -0.919,-0.410; p=0.037), the worse the therapeutic effect of NSSI might be. Discussion There were certain differences in the cognition of family relationships between parents and adolescents, and subjective family relationship cognition and cognitive differences had a significant effect on the treatment effect of NSSI in adolescents. Helping them identify the cause of cognitive differences and conducting systematic family therapy from the points of difference may be another perspective to improve the treatment effect of NSSI in adolescents.
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- Yalan Li
- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Psychosomatic Medical Center, Chengdu, China
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Gholizadegan Rayat S, Nasseri N, Fariborzi E, Saffariantoosi M. Effectiveness of Psycho-Religious Sexuality Education upon Anger and Depression of Iranian Female Adolescents: The Relationship of Quality Family Relationships and Birth Order. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2023; 62:1070-1089. [PMID: 36538141 PMCID: PMC9765359 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01716-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sexually active adolescents tend to have a wider range of psychosocial problems, including depression, anger, poor academic achievement, low self-esteem, and substance use. Developing a high-quality and curriculum-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) program is of great importance for adolescents following Iranian culture. Due to the lack of such an educational program, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of psycho-religious CSE upon anger and depression of Iranian female adolescents, as well as the relationship of quality family relationships and birth order. The research design is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study comprised all Iranian female adolescents aged 15 to 18 years in Mashhad who participated in this workshop voluntarily. For data collection, the Child and Adolescent Depression Inventory and Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) were used. SPSS 21 software and analysis of variance (ANOVA) and covariance (ANCOVA) were used for data analysis. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the mean difference between depression and anger in the control and experimental groups (p-Value < 0.05). The results also showed a significant relationship between birth order and the quality of family relationships on depression and anger. Psycho-religious-based SE can reduce depression and anger in female students. These findings can be used in planning educational interventions with a psycho-religious-based approach to reducing anger, depressive symptoms and dangerous sexual behaviors among adolescents.
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- Department of Educational Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Educational Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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Stänicke LI, Kurseth PO, Bekkhus M. 'Everything turned upside down': A thematic analysis of adolescents' experiences of everyday life during COVID-19 restrictions. Scand J Public Health 2023:14034948231152272. [PMID: 36765465 PMCID: PMC9922644 DOI: 10.1177/14034948231152272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were encouraged to practice social distancing, and schools and leisure venues closed. AIMS We aimed to explore the everyday experiences of Norwegian adolescents during COVID-19 restrictions, when in-person contact with peers was severely limited. METHODS A total of 622 high-school students (16-18 years of age) replied to an online survey containing open-ended questions about the changes they experienced in everyday life during the first three months of the pandemic. RESULTS Reflexive thematic analysis resulted in four themes: (a) 'Everyday life turned upside down - everything is on hold'; (b) 'Alone with my thoughts - new concerns'; (c) 'A loss of social life - a fear of wasting important time'; and (d) 'Gratitude - new perspectives in life'. The results are discussed according to mental-health concerns and psychological developmental challenges during adolescence, such as social exploration of roles with peers, autonomy and identity formation during a crisis. CONCLUSIONS
The results underline individual variations and positive experiences among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite social restrictions. Still, the lack of in-person contact with friends is related to an increased experience of loneliness and mental-health concerns for many adolescents.
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- Line Indrevoll Stänicke
- Department of Psychology, University of
Oslo, Norway,Lovisenberg Hospital, Nic Waals
Institute, Norway,Line Indrevoll Stänicke, University of
Oslo, Pb 1094 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway.
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- Promenta Research Centre, Department of
Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
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Prime H, Wade M, Browne DT. Pandemic-Related Disruption and Positive Adaptation: Profiles of Family Function at the Onset of the Pandemic. ADVERSITY AND RESILIENCE SCIENCE 2022; 3:321-333. [PMID: 36117857 PMCID: PMC9471027 DOI: 10.1007/s42844-022-00077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The onset of the pandemic brought heightened stress to parents due to disruptions to family life, in addition to processes of positive family adaptation, including greater closeness, more time spent together, and shared problem-solving. Delineating how early pandemic-related family stress and positive adaptation simultaneously operate is important for understanding risk and resilience. We use a person-oriented approach to identify subgroups of caregivers based on patterns of stress and positive adaptation in the first months of the pandemic. Data come from a multi-national study of 549 caregivers (68% female) of 1098 children (younger child: M = 9.62, SD = 3.21; older child: M = 11.80, SD = 3.32). In May 2020, caregivers reported on stress (income, family, and pandemic-specific) and positive adaptation using previously validated scales, and covariates indexing family vulnerabilities (i.e., caregiver adverse childhood experiences, caregiver and child mental health) and psychosocial resources (caregiver social support, positive coping, religiosity/spirituality, and benevolent childhood experiences, and pre-pandemic socioeconomic resources). A latent profile analysis was conducted using the four indicators. Profiles were examined in relation to covariates using BCH procedures. A 4-profile solution was selected, characterized by Low Disruption (n = 296), Multi-Domain Disruption (n = 36), Income Disruption (n = 111), and Family Disruption (n = 106) groups. Positive adaptation minimally differentiated profiles. Participants in the Low Disruption group reported more resources and fewer vulnerabilities than other groups. Those in the Multi-Domain Disruption group reported the fewest resources and the most vulnerabilities. Early in the pandemic, a minority group of individuals in this sample carried a disproportionate burden of pandemic-related stress. Potential consequences to family functioning and implications for systemic family prevention and intervention efforts are discussed.
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- Heather Prime
- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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Tan CY, Pan Q, Zhang Y, Lan M, Law N. Parental Home Monitoring and Support and Students' Online Learning and Socioemotional Well-Being During COVID-19 School Suspension in Hong Kong. Front Psychol 2022; 13:916338. [PMID: 35719585 PMCID: PMC9201526 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.916338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Contextualized in the prolonged period of COVID-19-related school suspension in Hong Kong, the present study unravels relationships among socioeconomic status (SES), parental involvement, and learning outcomes for a matched sample of 186 primary and 932 secondary school students and their parents who participated in the eCitizen Education 360 survey. Three-step latent profile analysis (LPA) revealed different types of parental involvement at home and in school. For the primary school sample, students' SES did not predict membership in the parental involvement typology, but students whose parents provided more home monitoring and support had the highest level of online self-efficacy. As for the secondary student sample, students whose parents provided more home monitoring and support tended to have access to more home learning resources. Students whose parents provided home monitoring and support had the highest levels of online self-efficacy, acquisition of digital skills, and cognitive-emotional regulation, and were the least worried about school resumption. The study underscores complex patterns of parental involvement and identifies effective parental involvement practices that contribute to students' home online learning during the school suspension.
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- Cheng Yong Tan
- Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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