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Researchers asked 164 college females to complete measures of family c
ross-generational boundaries, parent-child individuation issues, and n
arcissistic behaviors. Canonical correlation results indicated that fe
males raised in families with strong cross-generational alliances were
more likely to report difficulty in self-expression.