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The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Research and Theory on Human Development
Volume 158, 1997 - Issue 4
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Children's Ability to Delay Gratification: Longitudinal Relations to Mother—Child Attachment

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Pages 411-426 | Received 30 Dec 1996, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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