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This study was partially supported by a Biomedical Sciences Support Award to the Department of Psychology Center for the Study of Psychosocial Effectiveness and by the University of Maryland Computer Sciences Center. The authors also wish to thank the student participants and counseling personnel from the high schools; and the students and faculty participating in the program at the Center for the Study of Psychosocial Effectiveness. In particular; Drs. Margaret Gatz and Kay Mine have contributed to the conduct of the project and through reading of this manuscript.
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Tyler, F.B., Pargament, K.I. Racial and personal factors and the complexities of competence-oriented changes in a high school group-counseling program. Am J Commun Psychol 9, 697–714 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896250
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