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Myers, L.B., Burns, J.W., Derakshan, N., Elfant, E., Eysenck, M.W., Phipps, S. (2008). Current Issues in Repressive Coping and Health. In: Vingerhoets, A.J., Nyklíček, I., Denollet, J. (eds) Emotion Regulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29986-0_5
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