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TYPES OF ABUSIVE YOUTH BEHAVIORS

Empathy Deficits in Siblings of Severely Scapegoated Children

A Conceptual Model

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Pages 69-88 | Accepted 20 Aug 2007, Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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