Seitchik, Allison E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-422X
Hardway, Christina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-0078
Article History
Received: 7 December 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 28 April 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed and all materials used in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by Merrimack College’s Institutional Review Board (IRB # FY23-24-2). All participants provided informed consent before any other study procedures. We included only participants who were 18 years or older and, thus, no parental consent was necessary for this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.