Homework compliance among substance using male offenders of IPV
ISSN: 1757-0972
Article publication date: 23 November 2018
Issue publication date: 26 November 2018
Abstract
Purpose
Research suggests that homework compliance within cognitive behavioral therapy is associated with treatment adherence and positive treatment outcomes through generalization of learned skills. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there were differences in aggression and substance use between participants who did and did not complete therapy homework assignments.
Design/methodology/approach
Secondary analyses were conducted using data from Easton et al.’s (2017) randomized controlled trial of substance abuse domestic violence (SADV) treatment among substance dependent intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders. Analyses of covariance were conducted in order to determine whether homework completion had a significant effect on aggression and substance use. Correlational analyses were conducted to determine the association between quality of homework and outcomes.
Findings
Participants (n=63) who completed at least two homework assignments had fewer days of alcohol use during treatment compared to those who did not complete any assignments, p=0.03. There was not a difference in the number of days participants engaged in violence based on homework completion. Analyses indicated that those who displayed aggression proximal to alcohol use during treatment completed significantly fewer homework assignments compared to those who did not display aggression proximal to alcohol use (p=0.04).
Research limitations/implications
This research was limited to a sample of male substance using offenders of IPV within the US additional research utilizing a larger sample size in order to investigate differences in homework completion across treatment groups is needed. Further analysis of the barriers to and predictors of homework compliance among this population is recommended.
Originality/value
This research highlights the need for incorporation of homework and further exploration of methods and treatment modalities to ensure homework compliance among substance using male offenders of IPV.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by grants RO1 DA018284-01 A1, P50-DA0924 and K12 DA00167-11 awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Citation
Berbary, C., Fernandes, C., Crane, C.A. and Easton, C.J. (2018), "Homework compliance among substance using male offenders of IPV", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/ADD-08-2018-0010
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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