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The research reported in this article was supported by an award from the W. T. Grant Foundation, for which the authors are sincerely grateful. Our appreciation also to Anisa Raoof, Bohdan S. Lotyczewski, Dwayne Jarrell, Patricia Gribble, Michael Wannon, A. Dirk Hightower, and Paul Meller for their contributions to this study.
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Wyman, P.A., Cowen, E.L., Work, W.C. et al. Developmental and family milieu correlates of resilience in urban children who have experienced major life stress. Am J Commun Psychol 19, 405–426 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00938033
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