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APA

Mee, R. W. M., Pek, L. S., Yob, F. S. C., Nallisamy, V., Camara, J. S., & Derahvasht, A. (2026). Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(1), em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445

Vancouver

Mee RWM, Pek LS, Yob FSC, Nallisamy V, Camara JS, Derahvasht A. Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(1):em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445

AMA

Mee RWM, Pek LS, Yob FSC, Nallisamy V, Camara JS, Derahvasht A. Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(1), em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445

Chicago

Mee, Rita Wong Mee, Lim Seong Pek, Fatin Syamilah Che Yob, Venoth Nallisamy, Jun S. Camara, and Ali Derahvasht. "Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2026 10 no. 1 (2026): em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445

Harvard

Mee, R. W. M., Pek, L. S., Yob, F. S. C., Nallisamy, V., Camara, J. S., and Derahvasht, A. (2026). Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(1), em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445

MLA

Mee, Rita Wong Mee et al. "Gamified socio-emotional learning for children: Insights from a thematic and co-word analysis of recent literature". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 10, no. 1, 2026, em0354. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17445