RT Article
T1 Survivors' perspectives on relationship violence intervention programs
JF Journal of family violence
VO 38
IS 3
SP 477
OP 489
A1 Jumarali, Selima N.
A1 Nnawulezi, Nkiru
A1 Eldridge, Keenan
A1 Murphy, Christopher M.
A1 Engleton, Jasmine
A2 Nnawulezi, Nkiru
A2 Eldridge, Keenan
A2 Murphy, Christopher M.
A2 Engleton, Jasmine
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839173998
AB Purpose: Relationship Violence Intervention Programs (RVIPs) increase safety for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) by reducing the abusive attitudes and behaviors of their abusive partners. Researchers typically assess RVIP effectiveness by measuring abusive partners’ recidivism, which is limited in capturing partners’ behavior changes and determining whether survivors experience a reduction in abuse. This study explored survivors’ hopes for their partners participating in an RVIP and survivors’ perceptions of the RVIP’s influence on abusive partners’ behavior change. Method: Twenty-four IPV survivors participated in in-depth, individual interviews about their needs and experiences after their partners entered an RVIP. Interview transcripts were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, which inductively identifies themes. Results: Survivors hoped the RVIP would give their partners tools to manage their anger and learn accountability. Survivors also wanted to give and receive feedback about their partners’ participation. Some survivors described the RVIP as positive while others described it as negative or as having mixed influences on partners’ behavior change. Survivors’ perceptions of the impacts of the RVIP were influenced by how survivors conceptualized abuse, whether partners’ behavior change was sustained and/or felt sufficient, and how survivors’ safety was impacted. Conclusion: RVIPs should involve survivors in service planning and provide information about program goals, expectations for abusive partners, and ongoing risks to survivors’ safety. Additional implications and recommendations for further research and practice are discussed.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 488-489
K1 Survivors’ perspectives
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 domestic violence
K1 Batterer intervention
K1 Relationship violence intervention programs
DO 10.1007/s10896-022-00423-4