Behavior Change Processes of Partner Violent Men: An In-Depth Analysis of Recidivist Events Following Abuser Intervention Program Completion
| dc.contributor.advisor | Murphy, Ph.D., Christopher M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Portnoy, Galina Alexandra | |
| dc.contributor.department | Psychology | |
| dc.contributor.program | Psychology | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-11T14:04:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-11T14:04:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-01-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite 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. | |
| dc.genre | dissertations | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2elky-a4b8 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 11548 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/15796 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Psychology Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Graduate School Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Student Collection | |
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| dc.source | Original File Name: Portnoy_umbc_0434D_11548.pdf | |
| dc.subject | Abuser intervention | |
| dc.subject | Intimate partner violence | |
| dc.subject | IPV | |
| dc.subject | treatment effectiveness | |
| dc.title | Behavior Change Processes of Partner Violent Men: An In-Depth Analysis of Recidivist Events Following Abuser Intervention Program Completion | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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