Stephen Reysen, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas, USA.

Courtney Plante, Department of Psychology, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Daniel Chadborn Reysen, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas, USA.

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