Male Parenting Attitudes and Batterer Intervention

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine E. Burnette ◽  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Fred Buttell
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Ipv Perpetration

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between parenting attitudes and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and identify factors associated with program completion for a 26-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control-group design (comparing program completers to dropouts) in a secondary analysis of 111 men court ordered to the BIP. Results: Correlational and logistic regression analysis indicated (1) a modest relationship between the parenting attitudes and the IPV perpetration, (2) a significant model for predicting parenting attitudes scores using number of children and racial group, and (3) BIP treatment completion could be successfully predicted by education. Conclusion: These findings reveal characteristics of male batterers, as they relate to parenting attitudes and provide preliminary evidence suggesting that men in treatment for IPV offenses endorse a host of negative parenting attitudes. Implications of these findings were explored and discussed.

Male Batterer Parenting Attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Katie Lauve-Moon ◽  
Clare Cannon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Control Group Design

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the differences between intimate partner violence (IPV) and parenting attitudes by race by comparing demographic, parenting, and IPV indicators for African American and White men. Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control group design in a secondary analysis of 111 men. Results: Analyses indicated that (1) African American men had more children; (2) chi-square tests revealed no statistically significant differences between African American and Caucasian men with respect to IPV perpetration and parenting attitudes; and (3) a logistic regression model indicated that the number of children and a higher risk category for parenting attitudes were significant predictors of race group membership. Conclusion: These findings reveal that having more children is related to a higher level of stress on intimate partner relationships, and these stressors are not evenly distributed across racial groups. Batterer intervention programs should include parenting skills to help perpetrators better cope with such stresses.

Understanding Female Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Parenting Attitudes, and Batterer Intervention Program Completion

Partner Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Cannon ◽  
Regardt J. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration ◽  
Violence Perpetration

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parenting attitudes and widely used indicators of intimate partner violence perpetration on program completion in a sample of women required to attend a 26-week batterer intervention program. Methods: This research used a nonequivalent, control-group design in a secondary analysis of 146 women. Results: Analysis showed that (a) logistic regression indicated a statistically significant model for predicting Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory scores using level of education and racial group; (b) logistic regression also demonstrated that treatment completion could be successfully predicted by Revise Conflict Tactics Scale Negotiation score and referral status (e.g., regular court, criminal domestic violence court, and pretrial intervention). Conclusions: These analyses illustrate characteristics of female batterers as they connect to parenting attitudes and offer initial evidence suggesting that women in treatment for intimate partner violence perpetration display a host of negative parenting attitudes. Implications of these results were investigated and considered.

Factors Associated With Batterer Intervention Program Attrition

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-311
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Priester ◽  
Shanti Kulkarni ◽  
Annelise Mennicke ◽  
Bethany A. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Treatment Engagement ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Household Dysfunction ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Program Attrition ◽  
Ipv Perpetration

Batterer intervention programs' (BIPs) curriculum have been criticized for their one-size-fits-all approach to rehabilitation with recent research suggesting specialized and client-centric approaches to batterer intervention may be more effective than traditional programming. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been examined as a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and numerous studies suggest a relationship between ACEs and low mental health treatment engagement. However, absent from the conversation is how ACEs may influence BIP treatment engagement and more specifically how ACEs influence BIP program attendance and attrition. The current study used administrative data from a sample of 268 men enrolled in a county-operated BIP to explore this question. BIP participants who experienced any ACEs, only household dysfunction ACEs, and/or both household dysfunction ACEs and child abuse/neglect ACEs had decreased odds of BIP attrition compared to participants with no ACEs. These findings have practical implications regarding screening, service delivery, and BIP curricula and highlight additional research needed on this topic.

Batterer Intervention Programs

Criminology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Spouse Abuse ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Court Order ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Recent Developments

Since the mid-1970s, Western-leaning nations have focused on measuring and responding swiftly and punitively to domestic violence in all of its many forms (e.g., child abuse, spouse abuse, elder mistreatment). Within this arena, many advocates, academics, governmental staff, and legislatures have focused their attention on addressing what is now generally labeled intimate partner violence (a.k.a., wife abuse, domestic violence, spouse assault, batterer). While significant resources have gone toward understanding the victims’ experiences and providing them with both justice and comprehensive services, a similar focus has not existed for understanding and effectively intervening with the perpetrators of this violence. Within this space, just two questions have garnered the most interest among scholars and advocates. The first question is whether criminal sanctions, particularly the use of arrest, specifically deter future violence. The second is whether the perpetrators’ participation in a therapeutic batterer intervention program (BIP), particularly following a court order, reduces their likelihood of future violence. This bibliography focuses on studies that assess BIPs, specifically those designed to test whether BIPs reduce violence between intimate partners. It provides a general overview of BIPs, a section describing the development of the Duluth BIP, a review of BIP outcome and attrition studies, and a discussion of recent developments regarding the nature of these interventions.

We Are What We Eat: Assessing the Use of a Documentary Film as an Educational Tool to Change Students’ Nutritional Attitudes and Behaviors

2020 ◽  
pp. 155982762090370
Author(s):  
Anthony Dissen ◽  
Tara Crowell
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Stage Of Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Current Stage

Background: Identifying effective educational strategies to change lifestyle behaviors related to eating habits is imperative for health professionals providing education related to disease management and prevention. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of mass media as a tool for improving dietary habits. Methods: 151 Undergraduate students participated in a quasi-experimental control group design at a midsize liberal arts university. The treatment group watched the film Forks Over Knives and was assessed on their dietary habits, locus of control, and current stage of change before and after viewing the film. Results: Results showed differences to current stage of change in reducing animal-based food consumption in the treatment group but did not show significant changes in increasing plant-based food. Discussion: This study provides evidence that use of the documentary Forks Over Knives affects students’ intake of animal-based foods but is not an impactful enough tool to increase intake of plant-based foods. Translation to Health Practice: Professionals who utilize the film Forks Over Knives to encourage dietary changes should do so as part of a more structured, long-term behavior change intervention program. Additional research is needed to compare Forks Over Knives with other documentary films that encourage plant-based dietary habits.

Gender and Batterer Intervention

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hamel ◽  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Fred Buttell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner Abuse ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Nonequivalent Groups ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of gender and other variables commonly associated with intimate partner abuse perpetration on program completion and pretreatment abusiveness profiles among a sample of men and women ordered into a 52-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a posttest only design with nonequivalent groups (comparing program completers to dropouts and men to women) in an analysis of 175 clients mandated into a BIP. Results: Analysis indicated that there were no significant differences between men and women in terms of program completion and that women were significantly more likely than men to report engaging in severe physical abuse perpetration, and a logistic regression analysis indicated that dropouts were 6 times more likely to have initiated physical abuse compared to completers. Conclusion: These findings reveal characteristics of BIP program participants as they relate to self-reported abusiveness and provide preliminary evidence suggesting that both BIP pretreatment profiles and treatment completion rates of men and women are similar, with implications for policy and treatment.

Exploring Factors That Contribute to Positive Change in a Diverse, Group-Based Male Batterer Intervention Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1267-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendal Holtrop ◽  
Jenna C. Scott ◽  
J. Rubén Parra-Cardona ◽  
Shardé McNeil Smith ◽  
Emily Schmittel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Group Context ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Group Diversity ◽  
Ongoing Support

Although batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are often mandated for perpetrators of intimate partner violence, the precursors and mechanisms of change operating within these programs remain unclear. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions and experiences of participants in a diverse, group-based male BIP to better understand factors facilitating positive change. Data were gathered through individual interviews with 15 men and were analyzed using grounded theory. Findings suggest that change is taking place through a reciprocal process in which change occurring via the group context facilitates change within participants and vice versa. The specific benefits of the group context and value of group diversity were emphasized. Factors supporting this change process include the role of group facilitators and providing group members with access to ongoing support. These results are useful for informing the continued implementation and adaptation of BIPs with the goal of reducing and ultimately terminating abusive behaviors.

In Their Own Words: Attributed Causes of Own Intimate Partner Violence

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Raison ◽  
Donald Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
College Community ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Gender Paradigm ◽  
Batterer Intervention Program

A review of 20 articles (with a collective N of 16,463) was conducted assessing reasons given by perpetrators for their commission of intimate partner violence (IPV). College, community, and batterer intervention program samples were used. Five studies used Follingstad's (1991) Motivation and Effects Questionnaire to assess reported motivations. This had an advantage in standardizing the definitions of motives, which varied widely in other studies. Perpetrators of IPV, whether male or female, do not describe their motives in gender-political terms. Instead, they describe them in psychological terms, such as anger, frustration, or gaining attention. The most frequently endorsed reasons were anger (68% by women, 47% by men) and gaining attention (53% by women, 55% by men). Self-defense was the least endorsed (7th of seven motives). The implications of this finding for the gender paradigm are discussed.

The Impact of Perpetrator Characteristics on the Completion of a Partner Abuse Intervention Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 5228-5254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jami L. Mach ◽  
Arthur L. Cantos ◽  
Emily N. Weber ◽  
David S. Kosson
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Partner Abuse ◽  
Stage Of Change ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Composite Score ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Impact

This study examined how type of perpetrator (family only [FO] vs. generally violent [GV]), readiness to change, and stake in conformity function separately and together in predicting completion of a partner abuse intervention program (PAIP). Data were collected from 192 male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) who were court mandated to attend a PAIP. Participants were categorized as FO violent or GV based on a combination of their self-report and official records of violence. Stake in conformity has been defined as the degree to which an individual is invested in the values and institutions of a society. A composite stake in conformity score was computed for each participant based on his education level, and marital and employment status. Each participant was also assigned a stage of change score based on his responses on a validated measure of stage of change for domestic violence perpetrators. Analyses indicated that stage of change was not related to program completion or attendance. Type of perpetrator and stake in conformity composite score were significantly related to program completion. Perpetrators with higher stake in conformity scores and individuals categorized as FO attended more PAIP sessions and were more likely to complete the program. When both predictors were examined together, only stake in conformity composite score uniquely predicted program attendance and completion. These findings provide additional evidence that subtype of IPV perpetrator has implications for treatment responsiveness and provide preliminary evidence for the value of improved measurement of investment in societal institutions.

scholarly journals Pop Up Toys as Story Play Therapy on the Level of Anxiety on General Anesthesia Surgery among Children around 6-12 Years Old

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Mendri ◽  
◽  
Atik Badi’ah ◽  
Mohammad Najib ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Post Test

ABSTRACT Background: Children who are first hospitalized may experience higher anxiety levels than children who have been hospitalized. The preliminary study in 2018 showed that when general surgery was to be done, as many as 90%school-age children were scared and nervous. It is important to provide play therapy to children who are going to undergo surgery. In addition to reading and seeing through photos, pop-up toy story books will also be offered to school-age children. This study aimed to examine the relationship between pop up toys as story play therapy on the level of anxiety on general anesthesia surgery among children around 6-12 years old. Subjects and Method: This was an experimental study with pre-post test with control group design. This study was conducted in Yogyakarta Province hospital. Study subjects were children around 6-12 years old and will performed general anesthesia surgery. The data were collected using questioner and in-depth interview. The data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test. Results: There was a decrease number of children with moderate level of anxiety after the intervention group using pop up toys as story play therapy from 30 children (81.1%) to 6 children (16.2%). While in the control group, a total of 25 children had moderate level of anxiety (87.6%) before the theraphy, and after therapy a total of 2 children also had moderate level of anxiety (5.4%), and they were statistically significant. Conclusion: Playing pop up toys story therapy has an effect on the level of anxiety among children around 6-12 years old and will performed general anesthesia surgery. Keywords: pop up toys story therapy, anxiety level, general anesthesia, school age children Correspondence: Ni Ketut Mendri. School of Health Sciences, Yogyakarta. Email: [email protected] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.29

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