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Research Article

Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Callous-Unemotional Traits: The Role of Guilt Across Samples of Incarcerated Male Adult Offenders

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Received 11 Aug 2023, Accepted 29 Apr 2024, Published online: 06 May 2024

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