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Self-reported attachment styles in children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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This work was supported by Research Grant G.0738.14N of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Rianne Hornstra & Barbara J. van den Hoofdakker

  2. Research Group Parenting and Special Education, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Guy Bosmans

  3. Research Group Clinical Psychology, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102-bus 3720, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Hasse De Meyer & Saskia van der Oord

  4. Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Saskia van der Oord

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Hornstra, R., Bosmans, G., van den Hoofdakker, B.J. et al. Self-reported attachment styles in children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 28, 1277–1280 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01288-7

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