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Choi, Y. Joon; An, Soonok – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The purpose of the study is to systematically review the available evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to improve the response of various helping professionals who come into contact with female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods: Several databases were searched, and N = 38 studies met the inclusion criteria…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Victims, Females
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Dutton, Mary Ann; Bermudez, Diana; Matas, Armely; Majid, Haseeb; Myers, Neely L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
In this article, we consider the use of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR; Kabat-Zinn, 1991) as a community-based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among low-income, predominantly African American women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV). The results of a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) of MBSR as an…
Descriptors: Females, Intervention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Low Income
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Eckhardt, Christopher I.; Samper, Rita; Suhr, Laura; Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Whereas cognitive variables are hypothesized to play an important role in intimate partner violence (IPV) etiology and intervention, cognitive assessment methods have largely targeted offenders' explicit, controlled cognitive processing using paper-and-pencil questionnaires prone to social desirability biases. Using an implicit measure of…
Descriptors: Social Desirability, Association Measures, Etiology, Cognitive Processes
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Perrin, Nancy A.; Yragui, Nanette L.; Hanson, Ginger C.; Glass, Nancy – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The purpose of this study was to understand differences in patterns of supervisor support desired by female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to examine whether the pattern of support desired at work is reflective of a woman's stage of change in the abusive relationship, IPV-related work interference, and IPV-related job reprimands or…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Behavior Modification, Multivariate Analysis
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McWhirter, Paula T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Two community-based group therapies, emotion focused versus goal oriented, are compared among women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 46) and their children (n = 48) aged between 6 and 12 years. A series of repeated measures analyses are employed to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention following random assignment.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Drinking
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Lester, Kristin; Artz, Caroline; Resick, Patricia A.; Young-Xu, Yinong – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: The present study investigated the influence of race on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment among 94 African American and 214 Caucasian female victims of interpersonal violence participating in 2 studies of cognitive-behavioral treatment for PTSD that were conducted sequentially and continuously. Method: In each study,…
Descriptors: African Americans, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Racial Differences, Therapy
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Feske, Ulrike – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Twenty-one female psychiatric outpatients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are randomly assigned to prolonged exposure (PE; n = 9) for PTSD or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 12). Participants are predominately low income and African American with complex trauma and psychiatric histories. Treatment is delivered by community…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Females, African Americans
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology