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Hair, E.C., Moore, K.A., Garrett, S.B., Kinukawa, A., Lippman, L.H., Michelson, E. (2005). The Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale. In: Moore, K.A., Lippman, L.H. (eds) What Do Children Need to Flourish?. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23823-9_12

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