Personality Characteristics of Partner Violent Men: A Q-Sort Approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Porcerelli ◽  
Rosemary Cogan ◽  
Stephen Hibbard
2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110364
Author(s):  
Natalia Redondo ◽  
Marina J. Muñoz-Rivas ◽  
Arthur L. Cantos ◽  
Jose Luis Graña

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change predicts that patients go through different stages of change prior to changing their problematic behavior. This study aims to evaluate the utility and validity of this model in a sample of 549 court-ordered partner violent men. Three types of perpetrators with respect to their readiness to change were revealed. Those in more advantage stage of change use more processes to change their problem and present with higher levels of intimate partner violence (IPV). Low readiness to change levels and treatment drop-out predict short-term criminal justice recidivism, while treatment drop-out predicts medium and long-term recidivism. Results highlight the applicability of the TTM in IPV and its usefulness in designing behavioral interventions with this population.


2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia C. Babcock ◽  
Katherine Graham ◽  
Brittany Canady ◽  
Jody M. Ross

Partner Abuse ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eveliina Holmgren ◽  
Juha Holma ◽  
Jaakko Seikkula

Currently, the most popular intervention in the problem of intimate partner violence (IPV) are shelter-based services for victims and the group program model for perpetrators. Since its establishment in the 1970s, the perpetrator group format has been adopted throughout the world, in various settings. Most services are directed at partner-violent men; however, there are initiatives for offering interventions for partner-violent women, lesbians, and gays (e.g., Hamel, 2014). Some smaller scale studies have indicated that these programs result in important changes and help clients stop their violent behavior; however, the effectiveness of these programs has yet to be demonstrated by research using the most rigorous experimental designs. Because there is currently no conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions, or best practices, many programs face challenges in justifying their work. In addition, many ideological disputes have characterized the development of the group programs. Given the many controversial viewpoints on these interventions, the aim of this article is to discuss some key issues concerning these programs’ history, development, and current challenges in both practice and research.


2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya M. Morrel ◽  
Jeffrey D. Elliott ◽  
Christopher M. Murphy ◽  
Casey T. Taft

Psychotherapy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Lawson ◽  
Melanie Kellam ◽  
Jamie Quinn ◽  
Stevie G. Malnar

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicia A. Akerele ◽  
Christopher M. Murphy ◽  
Megan R. Williams

Head injury is highly prevalent among intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders. This study investigates responsiveness to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for partner-violent men with and without a history of head injury using archival data on 310 males seeking IPV counseling at a community domestic violence agency. Participants reported on their history of head injury, age at injury, and length of time unconscious in a structured interview at program intake. Criminal justice outcomes were assessed for the 2-year period after scheduled completion of treatment using a publicly available state database. A significantly greater percentage of men with a history of head injury (N = 84) than those without (N = 226) had criminal involvement for incidents of partner abuse during the follow-up period. In addition, men with a history of moderate-to-severe head injury (n = 25) had more criminal involvement for general violence than those with no history of head injury. The findings highlight the need to screen partner-violent men for head injury and to develop and investigate intervention enhancements for those individuals.


2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua N. Semiatin ◽  
Christopher M. Murphy ◽  
Jeffrey D. Elliott

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