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Bekker, M.H., Spoor, S.T. (2008). Emotional Inhibition, Health, Gender, and Eating Disorders: The Role of (Over) Sensitivity to Others. In: Vingerhoets, A.J., Nyklíček, I., Denollet, J. (eds) Emotion Regulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29986-0_11

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