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Can a "Psychosocial Model" Help Explain Violence Perpetrated by Female Batterers?
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Ferreira, Regardt J.; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychosocial predictors of propensity for abusiveness among a large sample of women ordered into a 26-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control group design (comparing program completers to dropouts) in a secondary analysis of 485 women.…
Descriptors: Females, Family Violence, Dropouts, Predictor Variables
Evaluating Predictors of Program Attrition among Women Mandated into Batterer Intervention Treatment
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Powers, Dolores; Wong, Asia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate pretreatment differences between treatment completers and dropouts among a large sample of women ordered into a 26-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control-group design (comparing program completers to dropouts) in a secondary analysis…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Dropouts, Program Effectiveness
An Evaluation of a Court-Mandated Batterer Intervention Program: Investigating Differential Program Effect for African American and White Women
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Carney, Michelle Mohr; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: The purpose of this study is to (a) evaluate a 16-week batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a sample of women involuntarily placed in treatment and (b) to investigate the differential effectiveness of this same batterer…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Academic Achievement
A Multidimensional Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Female Batterers: A Pilot Study
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Carney, Michelle M.; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
The purpose of the study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, and stress coping abilities) between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a sample of women involuntarily placed in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Psychology, Social Work
Psychological and Demographic Predictors of Treatment Attrition among Women Assaulters
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Carney, Michelle M.; Buttell, Frederick P. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
Objective: The purpose of this study was to: (a) investigate differences in demographic variables and psychological variables between treatment completers and dropouts among abusive women in a treatment program for domestic violence offenders; and, (b) create a predictive model that would correctly identify women at greatest risk of dropping out…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Dropout Rate, Predictor Variables
Exploring the Relevance of Attachment Theory as a Dependent Variable in the Treatment of Women Mandated into Treatment for Domestic Violence Offenses
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Carney, Michelle Mohr; Buttell, Frederick P. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Objective: The purpose of the study was to: (a) investigate the pre-treatment levels of interpersonal dependency and violence among women entering a 16-week, court-mandated, batterer intervention program (BIP) and determine if there were any associations between interpersonal dependency and violence; (b) investigate differences in demographic…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Predictor Variables