Differences between Latin American and Spanish men in a batterer intervention programme: proximal and final outcomes

2020 
espanolEl objetivo de este estudio es comprobar si existen diferencias en la efectividad de un programa de intervencion para hombres condenados por violencia de genero, en funcion del lugar de procedencia de los participantes (i.e., espanoles e inmigrantes latinoamericanos). Se utilizo una muestra de 425 hombres penados por violencia de genero que participaban en un programa estandar de intervencion en Espana. Se consideraron como variables finales la reincidencia oficial y el riesgo de reincidencia y como variables proximales la intencion de cambio, la asuncion de responsabilidad, la adherencia al tratamiento y el compromiso con la intervencion. No se encontraron diferencias entre participantes espanoles y latinoamericanos en las variables riesgo de reincidencia, intencion de cambio, asuncion de responsabilidad al sistema legal y a la victima. Unicamente se encontraron diferencias significativas entre estos dos grupos en la variable compromiso con la intervencion. Los resultados sugieren que, al menos para los inmigrantes latinoamericanos que se encuentran participando en programas de intervencion con hombres condenados por violencia de genero en Espana, no parece necesario ajustar la intervencion en funcion de las diferencias culturales, siendo suficiente el uso de estrategias motivacionales para promover el cambio. EnglishThe aim of this study was to test whether there are differences in the effectiveness of a Batterer Intervention Programme (BIP) for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators depending on the participants’ countries of origin (i.e., Spanish or Latin American immigrants). The sample included 425 male offenders who participated in a court-mandated standard BIP in Spain. Official recidivism and risk of recidivism were considered the final outcomes. Intention to change, responsibility attribution, adherence to treatment and treatment compliance were taken as the proximal outcomes. No differences were found in risk of recidivism, intention to change, responsibility attribution to the legal system and to the victim between the Spanish and Latin American participants. Significant differences between both groups were found for the variable treatment compliance. The results suggest that, at least for the Latin American immigrants participating in BIPs in Spain, it is apparently not necessary to adjust BIPs to cultural differences as adopting motivational strategies to promote change suffices.
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