The R-URICA: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and a Revision to the URICA

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-119

  Tambling, Rachel B ^a   Ketring, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Factor analysis; Motivation to change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894834458     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-013-9279-x     Document Type: Article

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