Differential Intervention Outcomes Among Fathers Who Commit Domestic and Family Violence
The Influence of Parental Relationship Status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6435500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Gatfield (0000-0002-4130-5893, corresponding author), Paul O’leary (0000-0002-6084-3734, Griffith University, corresponding author), Menka Tsantefski (0000-0003-4811-8369, Southern Cross University), Salome Meyer (0000-0003-3964-042X, Griffith University), Kathleen Baird (0000-0003-0142-6962, University of Technology Sydney) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1143-1155 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-7482 • E-ISSN: 1573-2851 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10896-024-00687-y |
| OpenAlex | W4393945274 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
Background In Western contexts, the behavior of domestically violent men is largely addressed through legal sanctions and standardised men’s behavior change programs. When domestically violent fathers remain together or in contact with their families, safety is an ongoing concern. However, program evaluations have failed to provide clear evidence for their effectiveness in addressing family violence in relation to parenting status. Part of the problem in developing efficacious programs has been the challenge of targeting them to typologies or socio-cultural needs of participants. Purpose The Caring Dads (CD) program supports father-change through leveraging men’s motivation to be positive parents, promoting child-centred fathering and cessation of family abuse. The aim of this study was to investigate whether participating fathers improved their co-parenting interactions, family functioning and wellbeing, and considered father characteristics and relationship statuses that coincided with positive outcomes. Methods This mixed method Australian study investigating a CD pilot incorporated psychological measures and semi-structured interviews at pre-, post- and 10 months post-intervention. Participants were fathers who attended CD in South-East Queensland, 2017–2019, and their co-parents. Results All fathers experienced improvements in parenting and family functioning by post-intervention, with greatest improvements for partnered fathers’ families. Partnered fathers also experienced improved parental alliance, unlike most separated fathers, although results must be viewed with caution due to small sample size and attrition across the study duration. Conclusion This study provides early support for improvements in CD participants’ fathering, parental alliance, and family functioning, most substantially for partnered fathers, though findings should be further investigated with larger cohorts
Commit · Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling · Legal psychology · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Public health · Quality of Life Research · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Parenting Scale
Thematic analysis
A multitheoretical perspective for addressing domestic and family violence
Rapid Review of Men’s Behavior Change Programs
Integrating the Principles of Effective Intervention into Batterer Intervention Programming
Risk Factors for Reabuse in Intimate Partner Violence
Identifying Key Predictors of Recidivism among Offenders Attending a Batterer Intervention Program
Rethinking Coercive Control
The Association Between Coparenting and Child Adjustment
A Multi-Domain Self-Report Measure of Coparenting
Motivating perpetrators of domestic and family violence to engage in behaviour change
Children's experiences and needs in relation to domestic and family violence
Secondary Victimization
Characteristics of Court-Mandated Batterers in Four Cities
Separate and Intersecting Realities
Male Parenting Attitudes and Batterer Intervention
Mobilising culture against domestic violence in migrant and ethnic communities
Malicious Reports of Child Maltreatment as Coercive Control
Parent Problem Checklist
Validity of the Piccolo Tool in Child Care Settings
Parenting Interactions with Children
Recovery-Promoters
Risk and Protective Factors for Family Violence among Low-Income Fathers
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |