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BRIEF REPORTS

Empathy, Intimacy, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem in Nonfamilial Child Molesters: A Brief Report

Pages 87-98 | Received 22 Jan 1996, Accepted 13 May 1997, Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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