TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of batterer intervention program attrition
T2 - Developing and implementing logistic regression models
AU - Carney, Michelle Mohr
AU - Buttell, Frederick P.
AU - Muldoon, John
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Tulane University Committee on Research, Summer Fellowship.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to (1) create a predictive model that would correctly identify men at greatest risk of dropping out of a court-mandated, batterer intervention program; and, (2) explore the creation of such a logistic regression model using a set of instruments that were different from those used in previous research. Method: The study employed a secondary analysis of 114 men, 56 treatment completers and 58 drop-outs, randomly selected from a larger pool of 250 men court ordered into treatment for domestic violence offenses. Results: Analysis indicated that very few demographic and psychological variables differentiated between treatment completers and drop-outs. However, a logistic regression model was developed that correctly predicted treatment completion for 60% of the sample. Conclusion: Implications of the findings for improving retention rates among men attending court-mandated batterer treatment programs were explored and discussed.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to (1) create a predictive model that would correctly identify men at greatest risk of dropping out of a court-mandated, batterer intervention program; and, (2) explore the creation of such a logistic regression model using a set of instruments that were different from those used in previous research. Method: The study employed a secondary analysis of 114 men, 56 treatment completers and 58 drop-outs, randomly selected from a larger pool of 250 men court ordered into treatment for domestic violence offenses. Results: Analysis indicated that very few demographic and psychological variables differentiated between treatment completers and drop-outs. However, a logistic regression model was developed that correctly predicted treatment completion for 60% of the sample. Conclusion: Implications of the findings for improving retention rates among men attending court-mandated batterer treatment programs were explored and discussed.
KW - Court-ordered batterers
KW - Program atttrition
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U2 - 10.1300/J076v43n02_02
DO - 10.1300/J076v43n02_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33750496946
SN - 1050-9674
VL - 43
SP - 35
EP - 54
JO - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
IS - 2
ER -