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Bukowski, W.M., Bergevin, T.A., Sabongui, A.G., Serbin, L.A. (2002). Competence. In: Pushkar, D., Bukowski, W.M., Schwartzman, A.E., Stack, D.M., White, D.R. (eds) Improving Competence across the Lifespan. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47149-3_7

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