Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science), Volume. 46, Issue 3, 410(2025)

Research progress on “study aversion syndrome”

CHEN Mengxin1, ZHAO Xudong2, and CHEN Fazhan1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 2Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200124, China
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    Received: Nov. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: CHEN Fazhan (develop909@163.com)

    DOI:10.12289/j.issn.2097-4345.24483

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