TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - An Evaluation of Men’s Batterer Treatment Groups
JO  - Research on social work practice
A1  - Tutty, Leslie M.
A1  - Bidgood, Bruce A.
A1  - Rothery, Michael A.
A1  - Bidgood, Patricia
SP  - 645
EP  - 670
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
N2  - Objective: Fifteen treatment groups for men who abused intimate partners were evaluated. Method: 104 men took part, with a completion rate of 68.3%. Scores on social desirability were utilized to adjust totals on other self-report scales. Results: Group completers (n = 71) were no different from dropouts (n = 33) on the adjusted standardized measures or demographics. Group completion was associated with significant improvements on the adjusted variables of appraisal social support, self-esteem, perceived stress, attitudes toward marriage and the family, locus of control, and the marital relationship functions of roles, affective expression, and communication. Importantly, adjusted scores on both the Physical and Non-Physical Abuse subscales of the Index of Spouse Abuse were significantly reduced, the latter to below the clinical cutoff. No differences were found between court-mandated and non-court-mandated group completers. Conclusions: The utility of using social desirability to adjust scores is highlighted. The implications for group treatment are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1049-7315
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973150101100602
ID  - ref1
ER  -