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Original Research Paper

Multiple domains of parental secure base support during childhood and adolescence contribute to adolescents’ representations of attachment as a secure base script

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Pages 317-336 | Received 16 Aug 2015, Accepted 02 Mar 2016, Published online: 01 Apr 2016

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