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Attachment to place: Discriminant validity, and impacts of disorder and diversity

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Data described here were collected under grant 78-AX-IJ-0134 from the National Institute of Justice, Ralph B. Taylor, principal investigator. The grant was carried out while the first and second authors were at the Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research, Johns Hopkins University. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the authors.

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Taylor, R.B., Gottfredson, S.D. & Brower, S. Attachment to place: Discriminant validity, and impacts of disorder and diversity. Am J Commun Psychol 13, 525–542 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00923265

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