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A simple solution to a complex problem: Manipulate the mediator!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2021

Scott Highhouse*
Affiliation:
Bowling Green State University
Margaret E. Brooks
Affiliation:
Bowling Green State University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: shighho@bgsu.edu

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