Psychosocial changes in an intervention program with intimate partner violence offenders

Authors

  • Raquel Conchell Diranzo Universidad de Valencia
  • Marisol Lila Murillo Universidad de Valencia
  • Alba Catalá Miñana Universidad de Valencia

Abstract

This work presents the results obtained in relation to the evaluation of the effectiveness of an intervention program for men convicted of violence against women, developed in an open environment in the province of Valencia, Spain (Context Program). The sample consists in 109 men. It consists in a preexperimental design, with pre and post treatment measurement. According to the results, significant changes in attitude level have appeared, reducing the attitudes of blaming the victim. On the other hand, changes related to psychological variables are observed, as participants experienced a reduction of depressive symptoms and also showed increased community participation, at the social level. The implications of these findings are discussed regarding future research.

Keywords:

change, effectiveness, context program, batterers intervention programs