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NCT Number: NCT03883932

Fatherhood Focused Family Violence Education Program

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of a novel intervention approach for fathers arrested for an initial episode of intimate partner violence (IPV) by systematically developing an alternate version of a standard, statewide, court-mandated Family Violence Education Program (FVEP) to focus specifically on the importance of fathering within a cognitive-behavioral intervention to be called Fatherhood Focused FVEP (F3).

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Key information

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale University Child Study Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

About this study

This study will aim to modify the treatment as usual FVEP framework to be father focused. Materials will be developed to accommodate the change in scope of program focus for the purposes of training and supervising group leaders. An evaluation of the fidelity to the original FVEP model will be assessed through the review of service delivery.

In addition, the acceptability of Fatherhood Focused FVEP (F3) will be compared to the treatment as usual, FVEP as it is presently implemented. To do this, fathers who participate in FVEP will be compared to men who participate in F3 around the constructs: group cohesion, motivation to change, satisfaction with the program and rates of successful completion. Tertiary outcomes will include the assessment of: aggression toward intimate partners and hostile-aggressive parenting behaviors as reported on assessment measures and subsequent arrest records.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Fathers referred to the FVEP program as a pretrial diversion following their first arrest for an incident of IPV with a female partner.
  • Fathers must have at least one biological child under the age of 18.
  • Fathers must have at least monthly contact with one of their biological children.

Exclusion criteria

  • Fathers will be excluded if they are arrested for violence perpetrated against someone other than a current or former female partner.
  • Fathers will be excluded if there is evidence of psychotic of suicidal symptoms on the Brief Symptom Inventory.
  • Fathers will be excluded if they unable to complete questionnaires and group intervention in English.

Treatment and study plan

Fatherhood Focused FVEP (F3)

Behavioral

F3 is designed to focus specifically on the importance of fathering within a cognitive-behavioral intervention.

Family Violence Education Program (FVEP)

Behavioral

FVEP is a court-mandated program intended to treat those arrested for intimate partner violence (IPV).

Primary outcomes

  1. Recidivism Incidence

    Time frame: 12 Months

    Recidivism will be determined through the review of state arrest records for additional IPV arrests.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Group Cohesion

    Time frame: 3, 6 and 9 weeks

    Group cohesion will be assessed using Group Attitude Scale. Group Attitude scale is a self report instrument that consists of 20 items. The range of scores is from 20 to 180, where a higher score indicates WORSE cohesion.

  2. Motivation to Change

    Time frame: 3, 6 and 9 weeks

    Motivation to Change will be assessed using University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA). URICIA is a self report instrument that consists of 32 items. The range of scores is from 32 to 160, where a higher score indicates GREATER motivation to change.

  3. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

    Time frame: Baseline and 9 Weeks

    IPV perpetration will be assessed using the Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI). The ABI is a 30 item inventory that uses a 5 point Likert scale for each response. The greater the score, the greater the severity.

  4. Substance Abuse

    Time frame: Baseline and 9 Weeks

    Substance abuse will be assessed using the Short-Michigan Alcohol Screening Test and the Drug Abuse Screening Test-10. This 10 item inventory characterizes behavior associated with alcoholism, the higher the score, the greater the severity of alcoholism in a respondent.

  5. Parenting Behaviors

    Time frame: Baseline and 9 Weeks

    Parenting behaviors will be assessed with Parental Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire which includes 24 items on a 4 point likert scale. Higher scores mean greater negative parenting behaviors.

  6. Co-Parenting Behaviors

    Time frame: Baseline and 9 Weeks

    Co-parenting behaviors will be assessed using the Coparenting Relationship Scale.

  7. Perspective Taking

    Time frame: Baseline and 9 weeks

    The Perspective Taking Questionnaire is a 7 item questionnaire measured on a 5 point likert scale. Higher scores mean better perspective taking

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 21, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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