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Research Article

Parental personality, mental health, and fear of happiness as predictors of perceived coparenting relationship quality among mothers and fathers of preschoolers

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Article: 2205537 | Received 19 Dec 2022, Accepted 14 Apr 2023, Published online: 03 May 2023

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