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Racial relations and life satisfaction among South Africans: Results from the 2017 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). / Adedeji, Adekunle; Idemudia, Erhabor S.; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Metzner, Franka.

In: J PSYCHOL AFR, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2021, p. 522-528.

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Adedeji, A, Idemudia, ES, Bolarinwa, OA & Metzner, F 2021, 'Racial relations and life satisfaction among South Africans: Results from the 2017 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)', J PSYCHOL AFR, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 522-528.

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Adedeji, A., Idemudia, E. S., Bolarinwa, O. A., & Metzner, F. (2021). Racial relations and life satisfaction among South Africans: Results from the 2017 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). J PSYCHOL AFR, 31(5), 522-528.

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Adedeji A, Idemudia ES, Bolarinwa OA, Metzner F. Racial relations and life satisfaction among South Africans: Results from the 2017 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). J PSYCHOL AFR. 2021;31(5):522-528.

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