Batterer Intervention Programs in Spain: An Analysis of Their Effectiveness

Ferrer-Pérez, Victoria A.; Fiol, Esperanza Bosch

doi:10.1177/0306624x16672455

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“…Meta-analyses of the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs have revealed a limited effect [30, 31, 32]. However, there is agreement that effectiveness depends on the extent to which treatments are tailored to the batterer profile [33, 34].…”

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Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

2019

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Research analyzing male batterers’ views of what constitutes an ideal partner is scarce, and rejected features have not been tested. Analyzing the association of attraction and rejection patterns with attachment could help us understand how these men choose their female partners and the biases that make violence against these women more likely. The objective of this study was to analyze these patterns in male batterers with different attachment styles, considering both their ideal and actual partner assessments and the discrepancies between the two. Participants were 108 male offenders who were serving sentences in Colombian prisons for violence against women. In addition to identifying their attachment styles (secure, dismissive, preoccupied, and fearful), the study had participants assess their ideal and actual partners. The results showed significant differences in their actual partner assessments and in ideal-actual partner discrepancies, but not in their ideals. Secure attachment was related to the best partner assessments (higher scores in positive features and lower scores in negative ones), whereas the fearfully attached participants stood out for showing the worst assessments (higher scores in negative features and lower scores in positive ones). The findings provide evidence of the association of attachment styles with attraction and rejection patterns and offer suggestions for tailoring interventions.

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Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

2019

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“…Two therapists conducted each group. The intervention consisted of 32 weekly group sessions of a cognitive-behavioral intervention including the gender perspective, which is the standard intervention with IPV offenders ( Eckhardt et al, 2013 , Ferrer-Perez et al, 2016 ). Participants were informed about the nature and purpose of the research, completed a written consent form, and were told that neither participation nor refusal would affect their legal situation.…”

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Validation of the Working Alliance Inventory–Observer Short Version with male intimate partner violence offenders

Santirso

Martín-Fernández

Lila

et al. 2018

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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The working alliance is a key element to increase intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders’ motivation, adherence to treatment, and active participation in batterer intervention programs (BIPs). The objective of the present study is to assess the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Working Alliance Inventory–Observer Short Version (WAI-O-S) with a sample of IPV offenders. The sample was 140 men convicted for IPV and court-mandated to a community-based BIP. Inter-rater agreement and reliability were evaluated by computing the intraclass correlation coefficient. To test the latent structure a Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis approach was used. To test criterion-related validity, the WAI-O-S factorial scores were correlated to protherapeutic behavior, stage of change and motivation to change. The WAI-O-S showed an adequate reliability. Results from Bayesian confirmatory factor analyses showed two first-order factors (Bond and Agreement), and a second-order factor (General working alliance) explaining the relationship between the first-order factors. Results also support the validity of this instrument. The availability of reliable and valid observational measure of the working alliance provides a useful tool to overcome self-report measurement limitations such as social desirability, deception, and denial among IPV offenders.

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“…Results are inconclusive about the effectiveness of intervention programmes for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators (Arias, Arce, & Vilariño, ; Babcock, Green, & Robie, ; Cunha & Gonçalves, ; Eckhardt et al ., ; Feder & Wilson, ; Pinto et al ., ). In general terms, the main aim of these types of interventions is to reduce IPV risk factors and increase protective factors, which in turn prevent violence against their partners in current and future relationships (Bowen, ; Ferrer‐Perez, Ferreiro‐Basurto, Navarro‐Guzmán, & Bosch‐Fiol, ; Gondolf, ). However, these conclusions vary greatly from one study to another, depending on the study design or the source of information on recidivism (victim's report or official report) (Arbach & Bobbio, ; Babcock et al ., ; Cunha & Gonçalves, ; Lila, Gracia, & Catalá‐Miñana, ; López‐Ossorio et al ., ).…”

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Improving empathy with motivational strategies in batterer intervention programmes: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Romero‐Martínez

Lila

Gracia

et al. 2018

British J Clinic Psychol

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Objectives Empathy (i.e., the ability to decode emotions, as well as cognitive and emotional empathy) is involved in moral reasoning, prosocial behaviour, social and emotional adequacy, mood and behaviour regulation. Hence, alterations in these functions could reduce behaviour control and the adoption of specific types of violence such as intimate partner violence (IPV). Although interventions for IPV perpetrators focus on reducing IPV risk factors and increasing protective factors to prevent this kind of violence, the study of the effectiveness of these programmes in promoting changes in empathy (cognitive and emotional) has been neglected. Design Hence, the main aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two different modalities of IPV intervention programmes (Standard Batterer Intervention Programs [SBIP] vs. SBIP + Individualized Motivational Plan [IMP]) in promoting empathic improvements after both interventions. Method Participants were randomly assigned to receive SBIP (n = 40) or SBIP + IMP (n = 53). The effectiveness of the intervention in the total sample and the group effects were evaluated with general linear model repeated‐measures ANOVA. Results Results revealed that only the IPV perpetrators who received the SBIP + IMP were more accurate in decoding emotional facial signals and presented better cognitive empathy (perspective taking) after the intervention programme. Conclusions Our study reinforces the view that different modalities of IPV intervention might lead to different cognitive outcomes after the intervention. Thus, these results may help professionals to develop specific intervention programmes focused on improving cognitive abilities in order to reduce IPV recidivism. Practitioner points Interventions for batterers’ neglected empathic changes after these programmes. Not enough randomized controlled trials for these kinds of interventions. An improvement in the ability to decode emotions after the intervention programme. An improvement in cognitive empathy (perspective taking) after the intervention programme. Different modalities of IPV intervention might lead to different cognitive outcomes after the intervention.

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Batterer Intervention Programs in Spain: An Analysis of Their Effectiveness

Cited by 22 publications

References 43 publications

Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

Validation of the Working Alliance Inventory–Observer Short Version with male intimate partner violence offenders

Improving empathy with motivational strategies in batterer intervention programmes: Results of a randomized controlled trial

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