The reliability and validity of the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) in a female incarcerated population

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-457

  Jones, Nicole Tuomi ^a   Ji, Peter ^a   Beck, Mary ^a   Beck, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0036253697     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02023003006     Document Type: Article

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