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Social support as a buffer of anxiety: An experimental analogue

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 33620, Tampa, Florida

    Clint A. Bowers & Ellis L. Gesten

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Bowers, C.A., Gesten, E.L. Social support as a buffer of anxiety: An experimental analogue. Am J Commun Psychol 14, 447–451 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922628

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