title: Community-based intervention for women exposed to intimate partner violence: A randomized control trial.
abstract: A community-based intervention, The Moms' Empowerment Program, was tested with 181 mothers exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) during the past year. Following consent, a sequential randomized control assignment procedure allocated participants to 3 conditions: mother-plus-child received intervention (M + C), child-only received intervention (CO), and a wait list comparison group (CG). A 2-level hierarchical linear model consisting of repeated observations within individuals and individuals assigned to conditions was used to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention comparing the 3 conditions and from postintervention to 8-month follow-up for both intervention conditions. Outcomes were individual women's positive parenting and depression. Women in the M + C condition showed the greatest improvement over time of the 3 conditions in both positive parenting and depression. Without intervention parenting grew significantly worse over time for women in the comparison group. Thus, this short-term group intervention program was successful in showing moderate change in both domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Graham-Bermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller-Graff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008824:Michigan; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data