Evaluation of a brief motivational enhancement intervention for partner abusive men
Abstract
The current study evaluated the efficacy of a single session brief motivational enhancement (BME) interview to increase treatment compliance and reduce recidivism rates in a sample of 82, recently adjudicated male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). Batterer intervention program attendance and completion as well as rearrest records served as the primary outcome measures and were collected 6 months after adjudication. Results indicated that BME was associated with increases in session attendance and treatment compliance, which did predict recidivism. BME was not associated with reductions in recidivism. The relationship between BME and treatment compliance was moderated by readiness to change such that BME participants with low readiness to change attended more sessions and were more likely to be in compliance with the terms of a treatment than control participants with low readiness while participants with high readiness attended sessions equally, regardless of study condition. Results indicate that treatment outcomes may be improved through treatment efforts that consider individual differences, such as one's stage in readiness to change, in planning interventions.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Eckhardt, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Clinical psychology
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