The Role of Demographic and Positive Psychological Factors on Quality of Life in Ghanaian Orphans Placed in Orphanages: An Exploratory Study
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Orphans; Orphanage; Quality of life; Social support; Self-efficacy; Resilience;All these keywords.
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