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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Parental Attachment and Proactive-Reactive Aggression in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Self-Control and Perspective Taking

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Pages 3437-3446 | Received 04 Jul 2023, Accepted 17 Aug 2023, Published online: 28 Aug 2023

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