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Parent interactions and physical aggression among Indonesian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 345 - 354
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2025
Published on: Sep 25, 2025
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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