Anger control and alcohol use: Appropriate interventions for perpetrators of domestic violence?

McMurran, Mary; Gilchrist, Elizabeth

doi:10.1080/10683160701483435

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“…This suggestion to teach anger control skills as a preventive measure against TRV may seem counter to literature proposing that domestic violence perpetrators do not lack anger control skills, but in fact, are choosing to exert dominance and power and control (McMurran & Gilchrist, 2008). Moreover, research on couples involved in domestic violence suggests there are different sub-types of perpetrators.…”

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Age and Gender Differences in Teen Relationship Violence

Hokoda¹,

Campo²,

Ulloa³

2012

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Research shows that abuse in adolescence can start early and current literature regarding gender differences in Teen Relationship Violence (TRV) is inconsistent. Age and Gender differences in TRV were examined. Measures assessing TRV and its correlates were completed by 231 teens from 7th, 9th, and 11th grade classes. A 2 (gender) by 3 (grade) multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant effects for grade and gender indicating that 7th graders have lower perpetration and victimization of TRV, less anger control, and fewer positive conflict resolution behaviors than 9th and 11th graders. Furthermore, girls perpetrate more physical and emotional abuse while boys perpetrate more sexual abuse. Results have implications for timing and content of prevention programs addressing dating violence in adolescence.

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confidence: 76%

Age and Gender Differences in Teen Relationship Violence

Hokoda¹,

Campo²,

Ulloa³

2012

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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“…Alcohol can also worsen executive cognitive functioning, leading to poor social problem-solving. This may be the reason why alcohol leads to violence (McMurran & Gilchrist, 2008). Therefore, McMurran and Gilchrist suggest a social problem-solving approach to alcohol-related DV.…”

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Domestic violence recidivism in high-risk Taiwanese offenders after the completion of violence treatment programs

Lin

Chou

et al. 2009

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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A case-control trial enrolled 70 high-risk domestic violence (DV) offenders under protective orders and court-ordered batterer treatment (study group) and 231 low-medium risk DV offenders under protective orders only. Recidivism was defined as any recurrence of violence by the offenders. These acts of violence included both physical and verbal violence, which were measured by interviewing the victims by telephone at three, six, and nine months after mandatory treatment for the study group or after adjudication of the protective order for the control group. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of overall DV recidivism rate at the six-month and nine-month assessments, and no difference in physical violence at any assessment stage. However, the treated offenders showed greater reductions in the percentage of physical violence from the three-month to the six-month and the six-month to the nine-month follow-ups than non-treated offenders (43.0% vs. 35.1%, and 37.5% vs. 10%, respectively). Alcohol use was a significant variable in predicting recidivism. Thus the treated offenders demonstrated reductions in the rate of physical violence compared to the control group. As high-risk offenders are thought to be at risk of recidivism and more severe forms of DV, the authors suggest increasing resources and modifying treatment programs to suit the offenders' needs to prevent further violence, especially by those who abuse alcohol.

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“…In other words, each pole is mutually exclusive and excludes everything else, for example, the impact of mental health issues and use of substances (McMurran & Gilchrist, 2008). This is counter to research showing that "feminine and masculine subjectivities are far from being fixed, stable, and unambiguous" and that both men and women construct themselves as, at times, victimized and, at others, acknowledge their agency and see themselves as powerful (Boonzaier, 2008, p. 202).…”

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Managing Dissonance: Implications for Therapeutic Practice With Partner Violence

Lawrence

2014

Partner Abuse

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In the United Kingdom, "domestic violence" services are predominantly segregated and therapeutic interventions offered mainly to either female "survivors/victims" or male "perpetrators." Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 20 U.K. practitioners with the aim of deconstructing their understandings and approach to therapeutic practice using a thematic analysis. Their practices were found to be mainly informed by the gender paradigm, reflecting assumptions that men's abusive behavior was instrumental and chosen, whereas women behaved aggressively primarily in retaliation or defense. When negotiating sensitive, potentially dilemmatic issues, such as women revealing abusive behavior or men speaking about victimization, participants differed in the extent to which they experienced, or showed awareness of, cognitive dissonance. Those participants who took a gender perspective tended to scapegoat male "perpetrators" and excuse the behavior of female "victims," whereas those who took a gender-inclusive approach were more likely to speak about the motivation of both partners and other contributory factors maintaining the problem. The findings support the view that domestic violence services in the United Kingdom have been slow to respond to calls by researchers to bring more psychological theory and relational awareness to understandings of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its practices.

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Anger control and alcohol use: Appropriate interventions for perpetrators of domestic violence?

Cited by 48 publications

References 54 publications

Age and Gender Differences in Teen Relationship Violence

Age and Gender Differences in Teen Relationship Violence

Domestic violence recidivism in high-risk Taiwanese offenders after the completion of violence treatment programs

Managing Dissonance: Implications for Therapeutic Practice With Partner Violence

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