@article{ref1,
title="Acceptability of a stage-matched expert system intervention for domestic violence offenders",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2008",
author="Levesque, Deborah A. and Driskell, Mary-Margaret and Prochaska, James O. and Prochaska, James O.",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="432-445",
abstract="Most interventions for men who batter are standardized and&quot;one-size-fits-all,&quot;neglecting individual differences in readiness to change. A multimedia expert system intervention based on the transtheoretical model (the&quot;stage model&quot;) was developed as an adjunct to traditional court-mandated programs. The expert system assesses stage of change, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and processes of change and provides immediate individualized stage-matched feedback designed to increase readiness to end the violence. Fifty-eight male batterer intervention program clients were invited by agency staff to complete an expert system session and an evaluation of the program; 33 men were recruited at program intake and the remainder from ongoing groups. Responses to the intervention were very positive. For example, 87% of participants reported that they found the program to be easy to use, and 98% said it could probably or definitely help them change their attitudes or behaviors. Findings provide encouraging evidence of the acceptability of this stage-matched approach to intervention for domestic violence offenders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}