Citation

Kamal L, Strand J, Jutengren G, Tidefors I. Clin. Soc. Work J. 2017; 45(4): 311-319.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Box 500, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10615-016-0606-1

PMID

29187766

PMCID

PMC5684306

Abstract

It is known that intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively affects both parental capacity and children's well-being, but few studies have focused on the experiences of those taking part in family interventions focused on IPV. In this study, 26 parents (16 mothers and 10 fathers) with a history of IPV participated in focus groups concerning their attachment-based group intervention experience in the program Parenting and Violence. The transcripts, subjected to thematic analysis, showed that participants experienced the intervention as supportive and confirming of their role as parents. Parents described feeling more in control, more self-confident, more skilled in communicating, and more able to provide security for their children. However, they also expressed a need for continuing support to maintain their improved parenting strategies.

Language: en

Keywords

Domestic violence; Focus groups; Intervention; Parent–child attachment