A Proximal Change Experiment Testing Two Communication Exercises With Intimate Partner Violent Men

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 336-347

  Babcock, Julia C ^a   Graham, Katherine ^a   Canady, Brittany ^a   Ross, Jody M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTING INFLUENCE SKILLS TRAINING; ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITING OUT THE NEGATIVE SKILLS TRAINING; EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; HUMAN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954590429     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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