英文摘要 |
Perpetrators sanctioned to attend batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are usually not ready to abstain from intimate partner violence. This may impede the effectiveness of the BIP, so it should be concerned as an important issue. The URICA-DV was administered to 337 perpetrators. One-way ANOVA and LSD post hoc tests (α = .05) determined if there were differences among demographic variables. The results were as following. (1) Perpetrators having college or higher diplomas had greater readiness than those having lower educational levels. Additionally, perpetrators with senior high school diploma had greater readiness than those with less education. (2) Perpetrators who (ever) had marital relationship with the victims had greater readiness than those who had never been married to the victims. (3) Perpetrators lived with the victims for 5–10 years had greater readiness; in contrast, those lived with the victims for less than one year had less readiness. (4) Perpetrators who were used to drinking beer had greater readiness than those who were used to drinking sorghum liquor or not used to drinking alcohol. (5) Perpetrators having finished six sessions of BIP or more had greater readiness than those having not yet attended one and those having only finished one. |