Psychometric Testing of the Arabic Version of the Reminiscence Functions Scale.
Background and Purpose : The Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), a reliable and valid 43-item scale, measures eight specific reasons as to why people reminisce. The current literature lacks an Arabic version of empirically-validated tools that measure reminiscence functions. This study aimed to test...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Measurement Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 388 - 407 |
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Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
2022
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