The current project aims to develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of an intervention program for perpetrators of intimate partner violence (both volunteers and court-mandated) that incorporates Motivational Interviewing techniques (MIT) as well as cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational strategies implemented in a community setting. The intervention focuses on ending violence against the intimate partner and promoting the batterer's personal and social skills. The study uses pre- and post-treatment measures, with an experimental group (intervention) and two control groups (a group without intervention and a group without MIT). Data were collected at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Enrollment
50
Associação de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho
Braga, None Selected, Portugal
RECRUITINGJunta de Freguesia Aver-o-Mar
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
RECRUITINGPerpetration of abuse against intimate partner
Marital Violence Inventory (IVC) - Total scores range between 0 and 40. Higher scores mean a higher frequency of intimate partner violence.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Attitudes towards intimate partner violence
Attitudes towards Marital Violence Scale (ECVC) - Total score ranges between 25 and 125. Higher scores mean more supportive attitudes towards intimate partner violence.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Psychopathological symptoms
Bref Symptom Inventory (BSI) - BSI includes nine dimensions and three global indexes. Higher scores mean more psychopathological symptoms.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Coping skills
Coping scale - Total score ranges between 13 and 52. Higher scores mean better coping skills.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Risk of intimate partner violence
Spouse Abuse Risk Assessment (SARA) - Total scores range between 0 and 40. Higher scores mean a higher risk of intimate partner violence.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Motivation to change
University Rhode Island Change Assessment - Domestic Violence - Revised (URICA-DV-R) - URICA-DV-R includes a Readiness to Change Index - higher scores mean higher readiness to change.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Self-esteem
Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSES) - Total scores range between 10 and 40. Higher scores mean higher self-esteem.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Self-concept
Self-concept inventory (ICAC) - Total scores range between 20 and 100. Higher scores mean higher self-concept.
Time frame: 18 weeks
Aggression
Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) - Total scores range between 29 and 145. Higher scores mean higher levels of aggression.
Time frame: 18 weeks
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