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Item Behavior Change Processes of Partner Violent Men: An In-Depth Analysis of Recidivist Events Following Abuser Intervention Program Completion(2016-01-01) Portnoy, Galina Alexandra; Murphy, Ph.D., Christopher M.; Psychology; PsychologyDespite substantial gains made over the last four decades, intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant public health concern. While research has shown that abuser intervention program treatment completion decreases men'srisk for recidivism, a clinically significant proportion of partner-violent men reoffend subsequent to completing treatment. A critical next step in enhancing treatment for IPV perpetration is to understand re-offense among the subsample of men who recidivate following treatment. The present study explored behavior change processes and factors for recidivism among partner-violent men who were arrested for IPV offenses following the completion of a cognitive behavioral IPV treatment program. In-depth interviews were conducted with former clients following their treatment completion in order to explore perceptions of treatment, experiences and change processes after treatment, contextual factors salient to their lives, and obstacles to staying nonviolent. A constructivist grounded theory approach was used in order to generate theory regarding behavior change and recidivist processes among men who experience difficulty staying nonviolent. Emergent qualitative themes revealed intrapersonal, interpersonal, group-level, and community-level factors for behavior change and recidivism.Item A review of research and nursing management of mental health problems in pregnancy and motherhood(2016) Jarosinski, Judith; Fox, JaneIn this article, the authors explore the risks pregnant women experience due to mental illness and intimate partner violence (IPV) and discuss the nursing role involved in the management of their care. For many women, pregnancy is a time of hopeful anticipation, yet for others, pregnancy reflects a new or an ongoing struggle with mental illness. The sequelae of untreated mental illness can be as severe as infanticide, maternal suicide, lack of maternal attachment, and inability to parent. Newborns whose mothers misuse alcohol and drugs are at risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and neonatal addiction syndrome. Women who live with IPV risk their physical and mental well-being as well as the safety of their newborn. Implications for practice include the use of assessment tools early and during the treatment trajectory; otherwise, mental illness and IPV in pregnancy would go undetected/untreated. Identifying postpartum depression early is key toward providing timely care for both the mother and infant; yet, few obstetric practices use a depression assessment tool such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. During the initial intake assessment, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale can provide the means of early treatment through targeted assessment. Further implications include specialized services for substance-misusing pregnant women whose issues are different and separate from those of men, integration of services to address their multifaceted needs, and educating nurses to the reality of comorbidity as the norm rather than the rare occurrence, with a truly holistic approach that diminishes stigma.Item Skills for Healthy Adult Relationships (SHARe@UMBC): Interest, Risk Factors, and Dissemination(2019-01-01) Lorenzo, Jennifer; Barry, Robin; Murphy, Christopher; Psychology; PsychologySkills for Healthy Adult Relationships (SHARe@UMBC) is a relationship education program designed to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and enhance relationship functioning among college students (Khalifian, Murphy, Barry, & Herman, 2016). Preliminary research suggests people who participate in SHARe@UMBC improve in relationship skills and report no IPV perpetration or victimization following their participation. Similar to other relationship education programs (Dion et al., 2010; Wood, et al., 2010), participation in SHARe@UMBC was low even after significant recruitment efforts (Khalifian et al., 2016). The present research includes two studies to address the following objectives: 1) identify predictors of expressed interest in SHARe@UMBC, 2) identify barriers to participation, and 3) determine whether delivering SHARe@UMBC in an alternative format (e.g., web-based or course for credit) may increase interest. Participants were college students recruited through a psychology research participant pool. For Objective 1, I hypothesized the following characteristics would predict expressed interest in SHARe@UMBC: female and White/Caucasian. For Objective 2, I hypothesized students uninterested in SHARe@UMBC would identify the following barriers: time commitment required, no romantic relationship/relationship problems, and concerns about safety/self-disclosure. Additionally, I hypothesized students would identify the following circumstances in which they would consider participating: if they had more time, if there was an incentive, and if they were in a relationship or had relationship problems. Due to limited research and foreseeable pros/cons of alternative delivery formats, there were no hypotheses for Objective 3. Hypothesis 1 was not supported. No demographic variables were associated with expressed interest in SHARe@UMBC. However, being assaulted and being injured by an intimate partner during one's lifetime were weakly positively associated with expressed interest. Consistent with hypotheses for Objective 2, the most common reasons participants were uninterested in participating in SHARe@UMBC were time commitment and perceptions the program is irrelevant/unnecessary. Similarly, students indicated that they would be interested in participating if they perceived it as relevant to them, if they had more time, and if there was an incentive. For Objective 3, there was preliminary evidence that SHARe@UMBC delivered as a web-based program garnered more interest than the traditional group format. Implications for research and prevention are discussed.