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To Cite this Article: Sulong, R. M., Ahmad, N. A., Hassan, N. C., Zainudin, Z. N., Ismail, I. (2019). Academic Resilience among Malaysian Secondary School Students: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 8(4), 550–565.
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