A Psychosociocultural Exploration of SSM/V Well-Being in Higher Education: The Role of Mattering, Dedicated SSM/V Space, and Combat Deployment
By: Dustin S. Lewis and Alberta M. Gloria
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v11i1.618 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 182 - 193
Submitted on: Oct 4, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 12, 2025
Published on: May 22, 2025
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