Abstracts
Résumé
Il est reconnu que le taux d’attrition très élevé chez les hommes qui suivent un traitement pour violence conjugale constitue un problème sérieux. La présente recherche tente de vérifier s’il existe un lien entre les variables individuelles (âge, revenu, abus de substances, avoir été témoin ou victime de violence à l’enfance) et celles liées au couple (ajustement dyadique, colère, attributions, style d’attachement, comportements violents) et l’abandon thérapeutique chez ces hommes. Quatre-vingt hommes inscrits à une thérapie de groupe pour hommes violents ont été recrutés. Des analyses corrélationnelles ont été effectuées. Seul l’âge du participant est ressorti comme étant corrélé au taux d’attrition. Plus les participants étaient jeunes, plus ils avaient tendance à abandonner la thérapie avant la fin du programme. Les implications de ces résultats sont discutées.
Abstract
It is now known that group treatment dropout rate for men who are violent towards their spouse constitutes a problem. The goal of this study is to verify if a link exists between attrition in a treatment for violent men and both partners’s personnal (age, revenue, substance abuse, having been subjected to violence as children) and marital variables (dyadic adjustment, anger, attribution, attachment style and violent behavior). Eighty men enroled in a group treatment for marital violence have been recruited. Correlational analysis showed us that age is the only variable correlated with treatment dropout. The younger the participants, the most likely they were to drop out of the group therapy. These results will be further discussed.
Resumen
Es sabido que la tasa de atrición elevada en los hombres que siguen un tratamiento por violencia conyugal constituye un problema serio. La presente investigación intenta verificar si existe una relación entre las variables individuales (edad, ingresos, abuso de substancias, haber sido testigo o víctima de violencia en la infancia), aquellas relacionadas con la pareja (ajuste diádico, cólera, atribuciones, estilo de apego, comportamientos violentos) y el abandono de la terapia por parte de estos hombres. Se reclutaron ochenta hombres inscritos a una terapia de grupo para hombres violentos y se realizaron análisis correlacionales. Sólo la edad del participante resaltó como correlacionada con la tasa de atrición. Mientras más jóvenes eran los participantes, más tendencia tenían a abandonar la terapia antes de terminar el programa. Se discuten las implicaciones de estos resultados.
Resumo
Como se sabe, a taxa de atrito muito elevada nos homens que recebem um tratamento contra a violência conjugal constitui um sério problema. A presente pesquisa tenta verificar se existe uma relação entre as variáveis individuais (idade, renda, abuso de substâncias, ter sido testemunha ou vítima de violência na infância) e as variáveis relacionadas com o casal (ajuste diádico, raiva, atribuições, estilo de vínculo, comportamentos violentos) e o abandono terapêutico destes homens. Foram recrutados 80 homens inscritos em uma terapia de grupo para homens violentos. Foram efetuadas análises correlacionais. Só a idade dos participantes revelou-se como estando relacionada à taxa de atrito. Quanto mais jovens eram os participantes, mais eles tinham tendência a abandonar a terapia antes do fim do programa. As implicações destes resultados são discutidas no artigo.
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