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Longitudinal Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence among Men in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders
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Taft, Casey T.; O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Doron-Lamarca, Susan; Panuzio, Jillian; Suvak, Michael K.; Gagnon, David R.; Murphy, Christopher M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This study examined static and time-varying risk factors for perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) among men in treatment for alcohol use disorders. Method: Participants were 178 men diagnosed with alcohol abuse or dependence and their partners. Most (85%) of the men were European American; their average age was 41.0 years.…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Substance Use Problems, Treatment Engagement, and Outcomes in Partner Violent Men
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Ting, Laura; Jordan-Green, Lisa; Murphy, Christopher M.; Pitts, Steven C. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objectives: This study examined predictive associations of substance abuse with treatment engagement variables and partner abuse outcomes and explored the extent to which treatment engagement and ongoing alcohol consumption mediated the association between pretreatment substance use and posttreatment abuse. Method: Data were collected from 145…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Drug Use, Drinking
Anger Disturbances among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Court-Mandated Treatment
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Eckhardt, Christopher I.; Samper, Rita E.; Murphy, Christopher M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
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…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Psychopathology, Multivariate Analysis, Group Counseling
Anger Problem Profiles among Partner Violent Men: Differences in Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcome
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Murphy, Christopher M.; Taft, Casey T.; Eckhardt, Christopher I. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
Cluster analysis of 139 partner violent men's self-reports on the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory identified profiles reflecting pathological anger (PA), low anger control (LAC), and normal anger (NA). The PA group self-reported higher pretreatment partner abuse, interpersonal dysfunction, distress, and substance abuse and had lower…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Profiles, Substance Abuse, Multivariate Analysis
Personality, Interpersonal, and Motivational Predictors of the Working Alliance in Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Partner Violent Men
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Taft, Casey T.; Murphy, Christopher M.; Musser, Peter H.; Remington, Nancy A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Recent studies have demonstrated that the working alliance predicts treatment outcome for partner violent men. This study examined the influence of personality and interpersonal characteristics, motivational readiness to change, and demographic factors on working alliance formation among a sample of men (N = 107) participating in a…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Interpersonal Competence, Males, Teamwork
Partner Violence Before and After Couples-Based Alcoholism Treatment for Male Alcoholic Patients: The Role of Treatment Involvement and Abstinence.
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O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Murphy, Christopher M.; Stephan, Sharon H.; Fals-Stewart, William; Murphy, Marie – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
This study examined partner violence before and after behavioral couples therapy (BCT) for 303 married or cohabiting male alcoholic patients and used a demographically matched nonalcoholic comparison sample. In the year before BCT, 60% of alcoholic patients had been violent toward their female partner, 5 times the comparison sample rate of 12%. In…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Males, Family Violence, Family Counseling