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Connection). These differences indicate that youth may benefit from target-
ed interventions that allow them to establish nurturing relationships and to
stay on a good and stable path towards their future.

Acknowledgments
The Slovenian Research Agency supported this article as part of the pro-
ject Positive Youth Development in Slovenia: Developmental Pathways in the
Context of Migration (PYD-SI Model) [J5-1781].

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