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Advances in Clinical Child Psychology pp 157–196Cite as

Social Withdrawal in Childhood

Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives

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Rubin, K.H., Stewart, S.L., Coplan, R.J. (1995). Social Withdrawal in Childhood. In: Ollendick, T.H., Prinz, R.J. (eds) Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, vol 17. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9044-3_4

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