Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence

Knowledge about men who are violent with their partners is essential to reduce the risk of the victims, as well as to design treatment programs. This paper examines some of the psychological characteristics of the offenders and their motivation to change. We present a descriptive study of a group of...

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Autores:
Boira, Santiago
Tomás Aragonés, Lucía
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2011
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Universidad de San Buenaventura
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Repositorio USB
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eng
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https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.778
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Intimate partner violence
male batterers
court-mandated intervention programs
stage of change
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spelling Boira, SantiagoTomás Aragonés, Lucía2011-12-30T00:00:00Z2025-07-31T16:11:07Z2011-12-30T00:00:00Z2025-07-31T16:11:07Z2011-12-30Knowledge about men who are violent with their partners is essential to reduce the risk of the victims, as well as to design treatment programs. This paper examines some of the psychological characteristics of the offenders and their motivation to change. We present a descriptive study of a group of men who participated in a program designed to treat men convicted of domestic violence crime. We analysed data from the following questionnaires: URICA, HADS, SCL-90-R, BDHI, IRI and IPD. The results show that the men in the study sample were mostly in the contemplation stage regarding their willingness to change. Concerning psychological characteristics, the results show low scores in depression, anxiety and hostility, with moderate scores regarding empathy towards the victim and the presence of distorted thinking. Finally, no statistically significant differences were found between the initial predisposition of the subjects to change and the other variables studiedapplication/pdf10.21500/20112084.7782011-79222011-2084https://hdl.handle.net/10819/25669https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.778engUniversidad San Buenaventura - USB (Colombia)https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/download/778/566562484International Journal of Psychological ResearchAlexander, P. C., Morris, E., Tracy, A., & Frye, A. (2010). Stages of Change and the Group Treatment of Batterers: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Violence and Victims, 25, 571-587. Babcock, J. C., Green, C. H., & Robie, C. (2004). Does batterers’ treatment work? A meta-analytic review of domestic violence treatment. Clinical Psychology Review, 23, 1023-1053. Bernard, M. L. & Bernard, J. L. (1984). The abusive male seeking treatment: Jeckyll and Hyde. Family Relations, 32, 283-286. Boira, S. (2008). Una caracterización sociodemográfica de los hombres que ejercen violencia en la pareja. Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales, 25, 145-170. Boira, S. (2010) Hombres maltratadores. Historias de violencia masculina. Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza.International Journal of Psychological Research - 2011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/778Intimate partner violencemale battererscourt-mandated intervention programsstage of changePsychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violencePsychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violenceArtículo de revistahttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85Textinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleJournal articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPublicationOREORE.xmltext/xml2621https://bibliotecadigital.usb.edu.co/bitstreams/3a976a68-6a59-4aee-8eee-096c3e0aeffa/downloadf485f8aec115767c5acbb37eaa1c4b45MD5110819/25669oai:bibliotecadigital.usb.edu.co:10819/256692025-07-31 11:11:07.639https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/https://bibliotecadigital.usb.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad de San Buenaventura Colombiabdigital@metabiblioteca.com
dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
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title Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
spellingShingle Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence
male batterers
court-mandated intervention programs
stage of change
title_short Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
title_full Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
title_fullStr Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
title_full_unstemmed Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
title_sort Psychological characteristics and motivation for change in men convicted of intimate partner violence
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Boira, Santiago
Tomás Aragonés, Lucía
dc.contributor.author.eng.fl_str_mv Boira, Santiago
Tomás Aragonés, Lucía
dc.subject.eng.fl_str_mv Intimate partner violence
male batterers
court-mandated intervention programs
stage of change
topic Intimate partner violence
male batterers
court-mandated intervention programs
stage of change
description Knowledge about men who are violent with their partners is essential to reduce the risk of the victims, as well as to design treatment programs. This paper examines some of the psychological characteristics of the offenders and their motivation to change. We present a descriptive study of a group of men who participated in a program designed to treat men convicted of domestic violence crime. We analysed data from the following questionnaires: URICA, HADS, SCL-90-R, BDHI, IRI and IPD. The results show that the men in the study sample were mostly in the contemplation stage regarding their willingness to change. Concerning psychological characteristics, the results show low scores in depression, anxiety and hostility, with moderate scores regarding empathy towards the victim and the presence of distorted thinking. Finally, no statistically significant differences were found between the initial predisposition of the subjects to change and the other variables studied
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