<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/jasmine-hearn-712109">Jasmine Hearn</a>, Reader in Health Psychology, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/manchester-metropolitan-university-860">Manchester Metropolitan University</a></em></span></p>
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