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How do I make a distinction between in-text citations that appear to be the same because of the use of et al.?

APA In-text citation

When the first author and the year are the same but not all authors are the same, as many additional names as necessary are spelled out to tell them apart.

Haeyen, S., Jans, N., Glas, M., & Kolijn, J. (2021). VR health experience: A virtual space for arts and psychomotor therapy. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 704613. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704613

Haeyen, S., Jans, N., & Heijman, J. (2021). The use of VR tilt brush in art and psychomotor therapy: An innovative perspective. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 76, Article 101855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101855

Parenthetical citations: (Haeyen, Jans, Glas, et al., 2021; Haeyen, Jans, & Heijman, 2021)
Narrative citations: Haeyen, Jans, Glas, et al. (2021) and Haeyen, Jans, and Heijman (2021)