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When School Walls Meet Emotional Hurdles: A Cross-Sectional Study on Alexithymia and School Refusal in High Schools Cover

When School Walls Meet Emotional Hurdles: A Cross-Sectional Study on Alexithymia and School Refusal in High Schools

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.169 | Journal eISSN: 2631-9179
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2024
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Accepted on: Apr 26, 2025
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Published on: Aug 1, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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