International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation^®

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Saint Louis University

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Illinois State University, United States

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University of Kansas, United States

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University of Ilorin, Nigeria

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Kuwait University, Kuwait

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National University of Colombia, Colombia

Adriana Baban, PhD
Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

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Makerere University, Uganda

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Sapir Academic College, Israel

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Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatría, Mexico City, Mexico

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Massey University, New Zealand

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University of Pennsylvania, United States

Regis Chireshe, DEd
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University of Hawaii, United States

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The University of Sydney-Cumberland Campus, Australia

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The University of Athens, Greece

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Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg, United States

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University of Tartu, Estonia

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Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental, Argentina

Linda M. Richter, PhD
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

Helen Ross, PhD
The University of Queensland, Australia

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University of Bergen, Norway

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M.S. University of Baroda, India

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University of Zambia, Zambia

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Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

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Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

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National University of Singapore, Singapore

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University of Groningen, Netherlands

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Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Wielislawa Warzywoda-Kruszynska, PhD
University of Lodz, Poland

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CSPP, Alliant International University, United States

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