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Bair-Merritt, Megan H.; Johnson, Sara B.; Okelo, Sande; Page, Gayle – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Parents were given supplies to collect 3 child salivary cortisol samples (awakening, 30-min after awakening, bedtime) at home on a typical day, and return them via mail. Medical records also were abstracted. Results: Fifty-three percent (n = 29) returned child salivary samples. Families who returned samples typically returned them within 2 weeks,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Diseases, Motor Vehicles, Children
Weisz, Arlene N.; Black, Beverly M.; Lucero, Jessica L.; Kaiser, Angela; Rose, Isabel; Muzzi, Dennis – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2012
Leaders of intervention groups for batterers must continuously assess how well they are meeting their goal of reducing violence. This article reports on survey and qualitative interview data from group leaders about their risk assessments. The practitioners were aware that their information about the risk levels of members was limited. They…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Risk, Risk Assessment
Cleary Bradley, Renay P.; Gottman, John M. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
This work evaluated a psycho-educational intervention designed to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) in low-income situationally violent couples. The primary objective was to evaluate the mechanism through which violence was reduced. It was hypothesized that IPV would be reduced via use of therapeutic skills taught during the intervention…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Family Violence, Income
Godsland, Shelley – Hispania, 2012
The article analyzes the portrayal of the male perpetrator of heterosexual domestic violence in a selection of contemporary Spanish texts (novel, drama, and autobiography) that form part of a clearly discernible cultural response to the issue of intimate partner violence in Spain today. It reads the figure of the abuser in conjunction with a range…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Autobiographies, Foreign Countries
Lally, William; DeMaris, Alfred – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
This study tests two hypotheses regarding factors affecting arrest of the perpetrator in domestic violence incidents. Black's relational-distance thesis is that the probability of arrest increases with increasing relational distance between perpetrator and victim. Klinger's leniency principle suggests that the probability of arrest is lower for…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Probability, Victims of Crime, Intimacy
Friedemann-Sanchez, Greta; Lovaton, Rodrigo – Social Forces, 2012
The role that domestic violence plays in perpetuating poverty is often overlooked as a development issue. Using data from the 2005 Demographic Health Survey, this paper examines the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Colombia. Employing an intrahousehold bargaining framework and a bivariate probit model, it assesses the prevalence of and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Risk, Poverty
Casey, Erin A.; Ohler, Kristin – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
As bystander approaches become increasingly prevalent elements of sexual and domestic violence prevention efforts, it is necessary to better understand the factors that support or impede individuals in taking positive action in the face of aggressive or disrespectful behavior from others. This study presents descriptive findings about the…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Males, Adults, Audiences
DePrince, Anne P.; Shirk, Stephen R. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
A substantial body of evidence indicates that interpersonal trauma increases risk for adolescent and adult depression. Findings from 4 clinical trials for adolescent depression show poorer response to standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) among depressed adolescents with a trauma history than youth without such a history. This paper reports…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Executive Function, Family Violence, Sexual Abuse
Reyes, H. Luz McNaughton; Foshee, Vangie A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Investigators have identified a number of factors that increase risk for physical and psychological dating abuse perpetration during adolescence, but as yet little is known about the etiology of sexual dating aggression during this critical developmental period. This is an important gap in the literature given that research suggests that patterns…
Descriptors: Prevention, Rape, Risk, Early Adolescents
McMahon, Sarah; Postmus, Judy L.; Warrener, Corinne; Plummer, Sara; Schwartz, Rachel – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
In recent years, there has been an increased call to refine social work curricula to better prepare social workers to enter the field with the skills necessary to effectively respond to the needs of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. This study's purpose is to present the results of an evaluation of a newly developed, specialized…
Descriptors: Social Work, Masters Programs, Violence, Females
Steinberg, Lynne; Sharp, Carla; Stanford, Matthew S.; Tharp, Andra Teten – Psychological Assessment, 2013
The Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS), a 30-item self-report measure, is one of the most commonly used scales for the assessment of the personality construct of impulsiveness. It has recently marked 50 years of use in research and clinical settings. The current BIS-11 is held to measure 3 theoretical subtraits, namely, attentional, motor, and…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Personality Measures, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Zosky, Diane L. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013
Social work students are witness to a variety of challenges from course content through scenarios, videos, role-plays, and field practice. Students may be vulnerable to experiencing vicarious traumatization from this exposure. Some students, however, may have personal histories of trauma and may therefore experience posttraumatic stress reactions…
Descriptors: Social Work, Trauma, Family Violence, Graduate Students
Anczewska, Marta; Roszczynska-Michta, Joanna; Waszkiewicz, Justyna; Charzynska, Katarzyna; Czabala, Czeslaw – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
It is well recognized that trauma of domestic violence has destructive impact on somatic and mental health--hence quality of life. In Poland today's assistance programs provide a quite wide range of services, including emergency shelter, crisis intervention, support groups and counselling services. While health care providers may be successful at…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Trauma, Females, Foreign Countries
Zakocs, Ronda; Freire, Kimberley E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Background: The DELTA PREP Project aimed to build the prevention capacity of 19 state domestic violence coalitions by offering eight supports designed to promote prevention integration over a 3-year period: modest grant awards, training events, technical assistance, action planning, coaching hubs, the Coalition Prevention Capacity Assessment, an…
Descriptors: Prevention, Violence, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
Romito, Patrizia; Beltramini, Lucia – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
The purpose of this study was to analyze pornography exposure in a sample of 702 Italian adolescents (46% males; mean age = 18.2, SD = 0.8). Among male students, 11% were not exposed, 44.5% were exposed to nonviolent material, and 44.5% were exposed to violent/degrading material. Among female students, 60.8% were not exposed, 20.4% were exposed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Pornography