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Aggression and intentionality in narrative responses to conflict and distress story stems : an investigation of boys with disruptive behaviour problems.

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Aggression and intentionality in narrative responses to conflict and distress story stems : an investigation of boys with disruptive behaviour problems. / Hill, Jonathan; Fonagy, Peter; Lancaster, Gillian A. et al.
In: Attachment and Human Development, Vol. 9, No. 3, 09.2007, p. 223-237.

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Hill J, Fonagy P, Lancaster GA, Broyden N. Aggression and intentionality in narrative responses to conflict and distress story stems : an investigation of boys with disruptive behaviour problems. Attachment and Human Development. 2007 Sept;9(3):223-237. doi: 10.1080/14616730701453861

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