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The author wishes to thank Charles Holahan, Ira Iscoe, John Loehlin, and James Spearly for their comments on earlier drafts of this work and for their encouragement and support, and Ralph Culler for his assistance with the data analyses.
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Wilcox, B.L. Social support, life stress, and psychological adjustment: A test of the buffering hypothesis. Am J Commun Psychol 9, 371–386 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00918169
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