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Najafi,A. and Khodabakhsh,M. (2024). Effect of Group Play Therapy on Behavioural Problems and Aggression in Anxious Children Aged 7-12. Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1(3), 33-46. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.458123.1032
MLA
Najafi,A. , and Khodabakhsh,M. . "Effect of Group Play Therapy on Behavioural Problems and Aggression in Anxious Children Aged 7-12", Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1, 3, 2024, 33-46. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.458123.1032
HARVARD
Najafi A., Khodabakhsh M. (2024). 'Effect of Group Play Therapy on Behavioural Problems and Aggression in Anxious Children Aged 7-12', Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1(3), pp. 33-46. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.458123.1032
CHICAGO
A. Najafi and M. Khodabakhsh, "Effect of Group Play Therapy on Behavioural Problems and Aggression in Anxious Children Aged 7-12," Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1 3 (2024): 33-46, doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.458123.1032
VANCOUVER
Najafi A., Khodabakhsh M. Effect of Group Play Therapy on Behavioural Problems and Aggression in Anxious Children Aged 7-12. Recent Innovations in Psychology, 2024; 1(3): 33-46. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.458123.1032
