Anger Problems Predict Long-Term Criminal Recidivism in Partner Violent Men.
The current study investigated the influence of anger problems on partner violent men's long-term response to treatment, as indicated by criminal recidivism during an 8-year period after treatment initiation. Participants were 132 men who presented for treatment services at a community-based domestic violence agency. Results indicated that individuals with extensive anger problems had more charges for general violence (GV) offenses and more ongoing problems with protection orders than did those with Normal Anger (NA) profiles. Examinations of specific anger scales indicated that low Anger Control (LAC) and high Anger Expression predict GV recidivism. These findings indicate that a standard cognitive-behavioral treatment program may not adequately reduce the recidivism risk of partner violent men with pronounced anger problems, stress the importance of further research to understand the role of anger problems in partner violence treatment, and highlight the need to develop and evaluate new intervention approaches for partner violent men with serious anger dysregulation.
1 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA.
Julian
J
Farzan-Kashani
1 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA.
Christopher M
CM
Murphy
D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D000374:Aggression; D000786:Anger; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000075665:Recidivism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
anger; batterer intervention programs; intimate partner violence; partner abuse; partner violent men