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Research Article

Acquiring Psychopathy and Callousness Traits: Examining the Influence of Childhood Betrayal Trauma and Adult Dissociative Experiences in a Community Sample

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Pages 268-283 | Received 16 Aug 2021, Accepted 19 Aug 2022, Published online: 18 Jan 2023

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