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Social Safety Theory: Conceptual foundation, underlying mechanisms, and future directions

George M. Slavicha Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lydia G. Roosa Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4688-5687View further author information
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Pages 5-59 | Received 14 Jun 2022, Accepted 19 Jan 2023, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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