Dyadic violence and readiness to change among male intimate partner violence offenders.
Dyadic violence and readiness to change among male intimate partner violence offenders.
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10.1002/cbm.1977
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2015-12-10
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Eckhardt CI
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Crane CA;Schlauch RC;Eckhardt CI
尽管改变的意愿与强制伴侣暴力治疗依从性和男性罪犯随后的暴力行为（例如）有关，但我们对预处理改变相关因素的理解仍然有限。罪犯研究表明，个体和二元暴力行为是高度可变的，这种可变性可能提供了对预处理变化水平的洞察（;Holtzworth-Monroe & Stuart, 1994）。我们试图在男性伴侣暴力犯罪者样本中检查变化指标与个体以及二元暴力频率之间的关联。为了确定男性犯罪者及其女性伴侣使用暴力的严重程度和感知一致性是否影响预处理时的改变准备程度，本研究招募了82名最近被判定为亲密伴侣暴力的男性犯罪者，并对其进行了改变暴力行为的准备程度（修订的家庭安全量表）和伴侣暴力经历（修订的冲突策略量表）的测量。分析揭示了罪犯报告的男性暴力和女性暴力在预测前处理改变意愿方面的相互作用，例如，在报告其女性伴侣实施低但不高的暴力行为的男性中，男性暴力程度越高，他们的改变意愿越高。一直以来，只有在最暴力的男性罪犯中，更大的女性暴力与更低的改变意愿有关。研究结果支持这样一种说法，即最暴力的犯罪者可能最抗拒伴侣暴力干预措施，特别是当他们认为自己也是受害者时。增强动机和夫妻规划可以促进报告和谐关系暴力的男性罪犯高危群体的治疗参与。
Although readiness to change is associated with mandated partner violence treatment compliance and subsequent violent behavior among male offenders (e.g.,), our understanding of the factors associated with pretreatment change remains limited. Offender research indicates that individual and dyadic violent behavior are highly variable and that such variability may provide insight into levels of pretreatment change (; Holtzworth-Monroe & Stuart, 1994). We sought to examine the associations between indicators of change and individual as well as dyadic violence frequency in a sample of male partner violence offenders. To determine whether severity and perceived concordance in the use of violence among male offenders and their female partners influenced readiness to change at pretreatment, 82 recently adjudicated male perpetrators of intimate partner violence were recruited into the current study and administered measures of readiness to change violent behavior (Revised Safe at Home Scale) as well as partner violence experiences (Revised Conflict Tactics Scale). Analyses revealed an interaction between offender-reported male and female violence in the prediction of pretreatment readiness to change such that greater male violence was associated with greater readiness to change among males who reported that their female partners perpetrated low, but not high, levels of violence. Consistently, greater female violence was associated with lower readiness to change only among the most violent male offenders. Results provide support for the assertion that the most violent offenders may be the most resistant to partner violence intervention efforts, particularly when they perceive themselves to be victims as well. Enhanced motivational and couples programming may facilitate treatment engagement among the high-risk group of male offenders who report concordant relationship violence.