Citation

Connors AD, Mills JF, Gray AL. J. Interpers. Violence 2012; 27(6): 1176-1196.

Affiliation

Correctional Service Canada, Bath, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260511424499

PMID

22203614

Abstract

The following study is an evaluation of the Moderate Intensity Family Violence Prevention Program (MIFVPP). The sample consisted of 298 male federal offenders who participated in the MIFVPP while incarcerated or on release within the community. Participants were assessed pre-, mid-, and postprogram using an assessment battery consisting of self-report questionnaires and facilitator-rated evaluation scales. Results of the study found uniform and significant (p < .001) improvement for pre and post program change in the self-report questionnaires and in the facilitator ratings. A positive improvement in motivation, whether assessed by the participant or facilitator, was associated with improvement in program outcomes and significant within, between, and interaction effects were found when participant program performance over time was compared among grouped postprogram ratings of motivation. The implication for the efficacy of addressing offender motivation to change in intimate partner violence (IPV) interventions is discussed.

Language: en