Traditional male ideology and service system involvement among drug-involved men who perpetrate intimate partner violence: a longitudinal study.
The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which drug-involved men who perpetrate male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV) are engaged with various formal service systems as well as whether adherence to traditional male ideologies-thought to drive perpetration of male-to-female IPV-affects help-seeking behavior. This study also seeks to redress a gap in the research literature stemming from the general reliance on batterers intervention programs to acquire samples of IPV perpetrators. A sample of 126 men receiving methadone maintenance treatment who reported perpetrating IPV against a female partner participated in this longitudinal study. A large majority (88%) of participants reported use of additional services beyond methadone treatment (e.g., medical, employment/ vocational, etc.). Using generalized linear modeling, we found that greater endorsement of traditional male ideologies significantly predicted lower subsequent service utilization overall, except for legal services, for which there was a significant positive association. These findings suggest targeted assessment and engagement strategies may be required to involve a greater number of drug-involved men who perpetrate IPV with a wider spectrum of health and social services.
Wu
Elwin
E
Social Intervention Group, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York 10027, USA. ew157@columbia.edu
El-Bassel
Nabila
N
Gilbert
Louisa
L
O'Connor
Meghan
M
Seewald
Randy
R
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012747:Sexual Partners; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data