| Differential therapeutic outcomes of community-based group interventions for women and children exposed to intimate partner violence. |
| Summary: Study comparing two community-based group therapies for women and children exposed to domestic violence (emotion-focused versus goal-oriented). Results showed that children in both groups reported decreases in family and peer conflict and increases in state of emotional well-being and self-esteem. Women saw similar decreases in depression and increases in family bonding and self-efficacy within both therapy groups. However, greater decreases in family conflict were seen in the participants from the goal-oriented group, while significantly greater increases in social support were reported among emotion-focused participants. Women in both groups reported increased readiness to change alcohol consumption, but only women in the goal oriented group actually reported a significant decrease in their drinking. |
| Publication details: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume 26 Issue 12, 2011 pp 2457-2482 |
| Authors: McWhirter, Paula T. |
