How Different Regional Cultures (and Immigration) Affect People's Perception and Coping with Adversity

Yunyang Zhong; Jianran Zhang; Chang Gao; Yuan Gong; Ruohan Qiu; Junyang Li; Yanbo Wang

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/29/20230657

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Received: 18 March 2024

Published: 19 April 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/29/20230657

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Zhong,Y.;Zhang,J.;Gao,C.;Gong,Y.;Qiu,R.;Li,J.;Wang,Y. (2024). How Different Regional Cultures (and Immigration) Affect People's Perception and Coping with Adversity. Communications in Humanities Research,29,166-173.

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