Anger Disturbances among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Court-Mandated Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Eckhardt, Christopher I.; Samper, Rita E.; Murphy, Christopher M.
Titel	Anger Disturbances among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Court-Mandated Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23 (2008) 11, S.1600-1617 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508314322
Schlagwörter	Family Violence; Psychopathology; Multivariate Analysis; Group Counseling; Males; Psychological Patterns; Child Abuse; Gender Differences; Substance Abuse; Aggression; Recidivism; Crime; Correlation; Justice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychopathologie; Multivariate Analyse; Gruppenberatung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Geschlechterkonflikt; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Rückfall; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Korrelation; Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	In the present study, the authors clustered a pretreatment sample of 190 perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) mandated to attend group counseling based on State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory scores and examined whether these profiles were associated with differential outcomes 1 year postadjudication. Cluster analysis revealed 3 groups: (a) high anger-expressive (HA-E, n = 56), (b) moderate anger-inexpressive (MA-IE; n = 13), and (c) low anger (LA; n = 118). HA-E men perpetrated more IPV, reported experiencing and witnessing more abuse during childhood, scored higher on psychopathology measures, and reported more substance problems. HA-E and MA-IE males had higher program attrition and rearrest rates; MA-IE males were more likely to be arrested for assault-related offenses. Thus, although the majority of partner-abusive men do not present with anger-related disturbances, the presence of anger problems may be a marker for an array of traits that may complicate the treatment process. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10