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This research was supported by research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, MH35386 and MH43756. We acknowledge the insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper by James S. House, Ronald C. Kessler, Kenneth C. Land, and Victor J. Schoenbach.
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Landerman, R., George, L.K., Campbell, R.T. et al. Alternative models of the stress buffering hypothesis. Am J Commun Psychol 17, 625–642 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922639
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