Sport as a Site of Meaning Discovery in Frankl’s Existential Psychiatry
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Language: English
Page range: 232 - 241
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 7, 2026
Published on: Oct 13, 2026
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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