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Baumeister, R.F., Leith, K.P., Muraven, M., Bratslavsky, E. (2002). Self-Regulation as a Key to Success in Life. In: Pushkar, D., Bukowski, W.M., Schwartzman, A.E., Stack, D.M., White, D.R. (eds) Improving Competence across the Lifespan. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47149-3_9
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