This paper presents the study a sample of 61 convicted male batterers who participated in a psychological intervention program provided in the community. The aim is to classify the participants in homogeneous groups in order to detect their differences and similarities and, in particular, those concerning their evaluation of the intervention program. Data from the participants were collected by means of a semi-structured interview, an evaluation based on their expectations and the usefulness of the program, together with the administration of the following instruments: SCL-90-R, IRI, BDHI, IPDMV, MCMI-II and CTS-2. The batterers were classified using cluster analysis and the results suggest the existence of 2 clusters with a strong internal consistency. One cluster is composed by male batterers who are emotionally more stable, with lower drug use rates and a less intense expression of violence. The other group is composed by men who recognized a higher number of minor physical aggressions (CTS-2), with highest scores in the antisocial, passive-aggressive and schizotypal personality dimensions, and also the highest ResumenEste estudio analiza una muestra de 61 hombres que participaron en un programa de intervención psicológica en la comunidad dirigido a sujetos condenados por un delito de violencia de género. El objetivo es clasificar a los participantes en grupos homogéneos con el fin de detectar sus diferencias y semejanzas, y en particular determinar si valoran de manera distinta el programa de intervención. La información sobre los integrantes de la muestra ha sido obtenida a través de una entrevista semiestructurada, una valoración de sus expectativas ante el tratamiento y la utilidad de éste, y mediante la aplicación de los cuestionarios SCL-90-R, IRI, BDHI, IPDMV, MCMI-II y CTS-2. La clasificación de los sujetos se ha realizado mediante análisis clúster y los resultados evidencian la existencia de 2 grupos con una fuerte cohesión interna. Uno lo forman individuos más estables emocionalmente, con menor consumo de sustancias y una expresión de la violencia de menor intensidad. El otro lo constituyen sujetos que reconocen un mayor número de agresiones físicas menores (CTS-2) y que obtienen puntuaciones significativamente superiores
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