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A Story of Adolescence: The Emergence of Other-Sex Relationships

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Furman, W., Shaffer, L.A. A Story of Adolescence: The Emergence of Other-Sex Relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 28, 513–522 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021673125728

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