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Original Articles

The Ecology of Adolescent Dating Aggression: Attitudes, Relationships, Media Use, and Socio-Demographic Risk Factors

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Pages 469-491 | Received 04 Jun 2009, Accepted 26 Jan 2010, Published online: 28 Jul 2010

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