Life Satisfaction and Empathy in Iranian EFL Teachers: A correlational study
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Roya Hassanpour Souderjani
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Laya Heidari Darani
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Nafiseh Hosseinpour
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1 - Department of English, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of English, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Department of English, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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