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Basic Research Article

How does parental attachment contribute to post-traumatic growth among adolescents following an earthquake? Testing a multiple mediation model

¿Cómo contribuye el apego parental al crecimiento postraumático en los adolescentes después de un terremoto? Un modelo de mediación múltiple

父母依恋如何导致地震后青少年的创伤后成长?一个多重中介模型

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Article: 1605280 | Received 07 Nov 2018, Accepted 28 Mar 2019, Published online: 02 May 2019

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