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  1. Department of Psychology, 340 Fraser Hall, University of Kansas, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS, 66045

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Snyder, C.R. (2005). Measuring Hope in Children. In: Moore, K.A., Lippman, L.H. (eds) What Do Children Need to Flourish?. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23823-9_5

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