Braithwaite and Fincham (2014) may have found a low
cost way to prevent domestic violence in married couples. Domestic violence is
most commonly caused by intimate partners such as the spouse (Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 2014). A computer prevention program created by the researchers called
ePrep decreased physical violence in married partners by 90% and the results
lasted a year. The prevention program included information about risk factors
for relationship problems, communication training, problem solving methods, marital
friendship help, and a plan of action that included weekly homework. The
program resulted in major decreases in physical violence after completion and
at the one-year follow up. Emotional violence also decreased after completion
of the program and at the one-year follow up. According to Braithwaite and
Fincham (2014) with more testing ePrep may be a low cost answer to helping couples
improve their relationship skills and decrease domestic violence in married
couples. With the current computer age ePrep could be widely used and may be
the best solution for low cost widespread education for couples at risk for
domestic violence.
References
Braithwaite,
S. R., & Fincham, F. D. (2014). Computer-based prevention of intimate
partner violence in marriage. Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 5412-5421. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2013.12.006
Bureau
of Justice Statistics. (2014). Nonfatal domestic violence, 2003–2012. Retrieved
from http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteI found your post very interesting because of my interest in technology. I have done a lot of reading in the technology literature and missed this type of intervention for IPV. I will definitely pull this article! I assume the couple were referred for treatment and ready to change behaviors (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997)?
Prochaska, J. O., & Velicer, W. F. (1997). The transtheoretical model of health behavior change. American Journal of Health Promotion, 12(1), 38–48.
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De'An,
DeleteThanks for your comment! The sample was 52 couples recruited from a Florida community by advertisements.
Christine
Do you think that the problem with domestic violence is that literature indicates it is a problem among spouses? It can happen in any type of relationship. Christine look at this article. This is something that has been done to implement an intervention.
ReplyDeleteFoshee, V. A., Dixon, K. S., Ennett, S. T., Moracco, K. E., Bowling, J. M., Chang, L. Y., & Moss, J. L. (2014). The process of adapting a universal dating abuse prevention program to adolescents exposed to domestic violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 0886260514552278.
Luis,
DeleteI am definitely aware intimate partner violence can occur within any intimate relationship including teens. In fact intimate partner violence can occur between men and women, gays, or lesbians in initmate relationships. Thank you for the article.
Christine, thanks for finding this information!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you appreciated the information.