Christopher J Wretman
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 77263 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christopher J Wretman |
| NOMBRES | Christopher J |
| APELLIDO | Wretman |
| FIRMA | WRETMAN C J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5221-1665 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Separate and Cumulative Impacts of Trauma-Informed Practices and a Housing Intervention on the Safety, Housing Stability and Mental Health of Domestic Violence Survivors Over Two Years
Purpose Trauma-informed practices (TIP) with intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors contributes to short-term improvements in their mental health. However, less is known about TIP’s long-term value for mental health and whether TIP’s value extends to other life domains, such as housing. Focused on the outcomes of housing stability, mental health, and violence experiences, this longitudinal study examined the contributions of TIP and Domestic V…
Human Trafficking in Correctional Institutions
Growing awareness of the overlap between justice involvement and human trafficking victimization has led to calls for correctional institutions to prevent, identify, and respond to trafficking. However, it is unclear how correctional facilities (i.e., jails and prisons) are responding to such calls to action. To examine current efforts to address human trafficking in U.S. correctional facilities, this study surveyed correctional and anti-traffick…
Validation of Scales for Researching Stakeholders’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence in China
Domestic violence (DV) is a significant concern within China. Currently, there are few standardized measurement tools to gauge Chinese stakeholders’ perceptions and beliefs concerning DV. This research sought to validate tools to be used with such stakeholders. Factor analyses were utilized on cross-sectional, survey data from a purposive sample of 683 Chinese DV professionals working in four institutions in Guangdong. Analyses developed three sc…
A Scoping Review of Human Trafficking Screening and Response
Service providers are increasingly asked to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking and to connect them with resources and support. Nonetheless, identification is complicated by the reality that those who are experiencing trafficking may rarely self-identify, and providers may fail to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking due to lack of guidance on how to screen for trafficking capably and sensitively. With the aim o…
Exploring Perceived Legal and Organizational Support and Attitudes on the Decision to Mediate or Arrest in Domestic Violence Cases
This study investigates factors related to the decision to (a) arrest or (b) mediate in domestic violence (DV) situations-nonmutually exclusive but highly differing decisions chosen a priori as being outcomes of interest. The sample included three types of professionals handling domestic violence cases in China: (a) Women's Federation (WF), (b) police, and (c) judicial personnel. The participants ( n = 817) responded to a vignette describing a DV…
The Relationship Between Employing Latinx Staff and Domestic Violence Service Provision
Developing Evaluation Approaches for an Anti-Human Trafficking Housing Program
The increasing number of anti-trafficking organizations and funding for anti-trafficking services have greatly out-paced evaluative efforts resulting in critical knowledge gaps, which have been underscored by recent recommendations for the development of greater evaluation capacity in the anti-trafficking field. In response to these calls, this paper reports on the development and feasibility testing of an evaluation protocol to generate practice…
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Service Delivery for Latinx Survivors in Rural Areas
Using a statewide survey, this exploratory, cross-sectional study examined 78 domestic violence (DV) service organizations' service delivery practices and perceived challenges to serving Latinx survivors in the context of rurality. Findings showed that DV organizations in rural areas perceived more challenges to delivering culturally appropriate services for Latinx survivors compared to those in other geographic settings even after accounting for…
A Scoping Review of 37 Years of Intimate Partner Violence Research in China
So far, no Chinese- or English-language journal investigations have been carried out on the entirety of research published on intimate partner violence (IPV) in China. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study was to analyze the contents of the totality of published IPV research articles indexed in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Specifically, the study aimed to investigate the input and output factors relating to published arti…
Study protocol for an evaluability assessment of an anti-human trafficking program
Once completed, evaluability assessment results will provide evidence and products that have the potential to guide both evaluation research and service provision not only for the specific organization under study, but also for other anti-human trafficking programs worldwide. Findings will be developed into a variety of dissemination products tailored for both practice professionals and researchers. In the interim, this protocol manuscript offers…
Lessons From the Feasibility Testing of a Parent-Focused, Life Skills–Based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Preschoolers From Underserved Families
This article describes lessons from the feasibility testing of a parent-focused, life skills-based intervention to promote healthy weight in 58 low-income children aged 2 to 5 years. This intervention was feasible and acceptable, with a potential to impact child weight and diet (calories) and parental quality of life (QOL). The group delivery approach through a partnering organization (Head Start) was a more efficient way to reach/engage parents.…
Attitudes and Alcohol Use
Objective: This study examined pathways from childhood experiences of violence (i.e., physically and sexually violent victimization and experiences with parental intimate partner violence) to dating violence perpetration through attitudes toward violence and alcohol use among U.S. college students. Method: We used a subset of heterosexual U.S. college students (N = 3,375) collected by convenience sampling from the cross-sectional International Da…
Analyzing Military Connectedness and Children's Individual Adaptation With Multinomial Propensity Score Matching
Research demonstrates students with a family member serving in the military often experience deleterious effects on their developmental outcomes. This study addresses two knowledge gaps in this area of research. First, we present a conceptualization of a unique typology of military connectedness, including the potentially unique effect of having both an adult and sibling in the military. Second, the analysis used sophisticated propensity score te…
A novel intervention for system-involved female intimate partner violence survivors
70) mental health (i.e., depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms). Growth curve analyses using hierarchical linear modeling examined whether participants experienced improvements in mental health at completion (3 months) and follow-up (6 months). Participants reported significant improvements on depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms at both postintervention time points. This exploratory study provides preliminary support for engaging …
School Sports Participation and Academic Achievement in Middle and High School
Objective: Previous research has found that physical activity has considerable potential to promote child development and, thus, should be of interest to social workers. An important gap in the literature regards the potential of school sports to increase academic outcomes. The goal of this cross-sectional analysis was to examine a partially mediated hypothesis linking school sports participation with academic achievement via positive body-weight…
A Novel Intervention for System-Involved Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Purpose: A growing subpopulation of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims comprises mothers who have been mandated to services by either the court system or child protective services (CPS). Two human service agencies in the United States developed a 13-week novel intervention to address these women. All participants were assigned to the intervention, which featured group psychoeducation sessions, social events, and childcare. Method: This quasi…
Satir the Interventionist
Drs. Bonnie K. Lee and Martin Rovers (2016) provided a thoughtful, well-reasoned response to my article “Saving Satir: Contemporary Perspectives on the Change Process Model” (Wretman, 2016). I greatly appreciate the authors’ commentary. Far from being oppositional, Lee and Rovers’ article presents an alternative perspective on Virginia Satir and family therapy that leads to an important discussion regarding the role of evidence-based practice in …
Saving Satir
Virginia Satir continues to be a highly influential figure in family therapy. The summation of her decades of work with families, the Satir growth model (SGM), remains a relevant therapeutic approach that is still practiced by many. This narrative review sought to examine (a) the core therapeutic methods developed by Satir for working with families, and (b) the empirical evidence to support the use of such methods. The author reviewed both firsth…
Rural Neighborhoods and Child Aggression
Structural equation modeling with latent variables was used to evaluate the direct and mediated effects of a neighborhood risk factor (negative teen behaviors) on the parent‐report aggressive behavior of 213 students in grades 3 through 5 attending a school in a low‐income, rural community. Contagion and social control hypotheses were examined as well as hypotheses about whether the neighborhood served as a microsystem or exosystem for rural pre‐…
Saving Satir
Virginia Satir continues to be a highly influential figure in family therapy. The summation of her decades of work with families, the Satir growth model (SGM), remains a relevant therapeutic approach that is still practiced by many. This narrative review sought to examine (a) the core therapeutic methods developed by Satir for working with families, and (b) the empirical evidence to support the use of such methods. The author reviewed both firsth…
Attitudes and Alcohol Use
Objective: This study examined pathways from childhood experiences of violence (i.e., physically and sexually violent victimization and experiences with parental intimate partner violence) to dating violence perpetration through attitudes toward violence and alcohol use among U.S. college students. Method: We used a subset of heterosexual U.S. college students (N = 3,375) collected by convenience sampling from the cross-sectional International Da…
School Sports Participation and Academic Achievement in Middle and High School
Objective: Previous research has found that physical activity has considerable potential to promote child development and, thus, should be of interest to social workers. An important gap in the literature regards the potential of school sports to increase academic outcomes. The goal of this cross-sectional analysis was to examine a partially mediated hypothesis linking school sports participation with academic achievement via positive body-weight…
Rural Neighborhoods and Child Aggression
Structural equation modeling with latent variables was used to evaluate the direct and mediated effects of a neighborhood risk factor (negative teen behaviors) on the parent‐report aggressive behavior of 213 students in grades 3 through 5 attending a school in a low‐income, rural community. Contagion and social control hypotheses were examined as well as hypotheses about whether the neighborhood served as a microsystem or exosystem for rural pre‐…
Rural Neighborhoods and Child Aggression
Structural equation modeling with latent variables was used to evaluate the direct and mediated effects of a neighborhood risk factor (negative teen behaviors) on the parent‐report aggressive behavior of 213 students in grades 3 through 5 attending a school in a low‐income, rural community. Contagion and social control hypotheses were examined as well as hypotheses about whether the neighborhood served as a microsystem or exosystem for rural pre‐…
Saving Satir
Virginia Satir continues to be a highly influential figure in family therapy. The summation of her decades of work with families, the Satir growth model (SGM), remains a relevant therapeutic approach that is still practiced by many. This narrative review sought to examine (a) the core therapeutic methods developed by Satir for working with families, and (b) the empirical evidence to support the use of such methods. The author reviewed both firsth…
School Sports Participation and Academic Achievement in Middle and High School
Objective: Previous research has found that physical activity has considerable potential to promote child development and, thus, should be of interest to social workers. An important gap in the literature regards the potential of school sports to increase academic outcomes. The goal of this cross-sectional analysis was to examine a partially mediated hypothesis linking school sports participation with academic achievement via positive body-weight…
A Novel Intervention for System-Involved Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Purpose: A growing subpopulation of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims comprises mothers who have been mandated to services by either the court system or child protective services (CPS). Two human service agencies in the United States developed a 13-week novel intervention to address these women. All participants were assigned to the intervention, which featured group psychoeducation sessions, social events, and childcare. Method: This quasi…
Satir the Interventionist
Drs. Bonnie K. Lee and Martin Rovers (2016) provided a thoughtful, well-reasoned response to my article “Saving Satir: Contemporary Perspectives on the Change Process Model” (Wretman, 2016). I greatly appreciate the authors’ commentary. Far from being oppositional, Lee and Rovers’ article presents an alternative perspective on Virginia Satir and family therapy that leads to an important discussion regarding the role of evidence-based practice in …
A novel intervention for system-involved female intimate partner violence survivors
70) mental health (i.e., depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms). Growth curve analyses using hierarchical linear modeling examined whether participants experienced improvements in mental health at completion (3 months) and follow-up (6 months). Participants reported significant improvements on depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms at both postintervention time points. This exploratory study provides preliminary support for engaging …
Analyzing Military Connectedness and Children's Individual Adaptation With Multinomial Propensity Score Matching
Research demonstrates students with a family member serving in the military often experience deleterious effects on their developmental outcomes. This study addresses two knowledge gaps in this area of research. First, we present a conceptualization of a unique typology of military connectedness, including the potentially unique effect of having both an adult and sibling in the military. Second, the analysis used sophisticated propensity score te…
A Scoping Review of 37 Years of Intimate Partner Violence Research in China
So far, no Chinese- or English-language journal investigations have been carried out on the entirety of research published on intimate partner violence (IPV) in China. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study was to analyze the contents of the totality of published IPV research articles indexed in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Specifically, the study aimed to investigate the input and output factors relating to published arti…
Study protocol for an evaluability assessment of an anti-human trafficking program
Once completed, evaluability assessment results will provide evidence and products that have the potential to guide both evaluation research and service provision not only for the specific organization under study, but also for other anti-human trafficking programs worldwide. Findings will be developed into a variety of dissemination products tailored for both practice professionals and researchers. In the interim, this protocol manuscript offers…
Lessons From the Feasibility Testing of a Parent-Focused, Life Skills–Based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Preschoolers From Underserved Families
This article describes lessons from the feasibility testing of a parent-focused, life skills-based intervention to promote healthy weight in 58 low-income children aged 2 to 5 years. This intervention was feasible and acceptable, with a potential to impact child weight and diet (calories) and parental quality of life (QOL). The group delivery approach through a partnering organization (Head Start) was a more efficient way to reach/engage parents.…
Attitudes and Alcohol Use
Objective: This study examined pathways from childhood experiences of violence (i.e., physically and sexually violent victimization and experiences with parental intimate partner violence) to dating violence perpetration through attitudes toward violence and alcohol use among U.S. college students. Method: We used a subset of heterosexual U.S. college students (N = 3,375) collected by convenience sampling from the cross-sectional International Da…
The Relationship Between Employing Latinx Staff and Domestic Violence Service Provision
Developing Evaluation Approaches for an Anti-Human Trafficking Housing Program
The increasing number of anti-trafficking organizations and funding for anti-trafficking services have greatly out-paced evaluative efforts resulting in critical knowledge gaps, which have been underscored by recent recommendations for the development of greater evaluation capacity in the anti-trafficking field. In response to these calls, this paper reports on the development and feasibility testing of an evaluation protocol to generate practice…
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Service Delivery for Latinx Survivors in Rural Areas
Using a statewide survey, this exploratory, cross-sectional study examined 78 domestic violence (DV) service organizations' service delivery practices and perceived challenges to serving Latinx survivors in the context of rurality. Findings showed that DV organizations in rural areas perceived more challenges to delivering culturally appropriate services for Latinx survivors compared to those in other geographic settings even after accounting for…
A Scoping Review of Human Trafficking Screening and Response
Service providers are increasingly asked to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking and to connect them with resources and support. Nonetheless, identification is complicated by the reality that those who are experiencing trafficking may rarely self-identify, and providers may fail to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking due to lack of guidance on how to screen for trafficking capably and sensitively. With the aim o…
Exploring Perceived Legal and Organizational Support and Attitudes on the Decision to Mediate or Arrest in Domestic Violence Cases
This study investigates factors related to the decision to (a) arrest or (b) mediate in domestic violence (DV) situations-nonmutually exclusive but highly differing decisions chosen a priori as being outcomes of interest. The sample included three types of professionals handling domestic violence cases in China: (a) Women's Federation (WF), (b) police, and (c) judicial personnel. The participants ( n = 817) responded to a vignette describing a DV…
Human Trafficking in Correctional Institutions
Growing awareness of the overlap between justice involvement and human trafficking victimization has led to calls for correctional institutions to prevent, identify, and respond to trafficking. However, it is unclear how correctional facilities (i.e., jails and prisons) are responding to such calls to action. To examine current efforts to address human trafficking in U.S. correctional facilities, this study surveyed correctional and anti-traffick…
Validation of Scales for Researching Stakeholders’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence in China
Domestic violence (DV) is a significant concern within China. Currently, there are few standardized measurement tools to gauge Chinese stakeholders’ perceptions and beliefs concerning DV. This research sought to validate tools to be used with such stakeholders. Factor analyses were utilized on cross-sectional, survey data from a purposive sample of 683 Chinese DV professionals working in four institutions in Guangdong. Analyses developed three sc…
Separate and Cumulative Impacts of Trauma-Informed Practices and a Housing Intervention on the Safety, Housing Stability and Mental Health of Domestic Violence Survivors Over Two Years
Purpose Trauma-informed practices (TIP) with intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors contributes to short-term improvements in their mental health. However, less is known about TIP’s long-term value for mental health and whether TIP’s value extends to other life domains, such as housing. Focused on the outcomes of housing stability, mental health, and violence experiences, this longitudinal study examined the contributions of TIP and Domestic V…
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (13 obras) · Domestic violence (9 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (9 obras) · Poison control (9 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Criminology (6 obras) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (6 obras) · Occupational safety and health (6 obras)