Cristina Expósito-Álvarez

University of Valencia | UV · Departamento de Psicología Social

Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators with alcohol and/or other drug use problems (ADUPs) have been identified as one of the main high-risk and highly resistant groups of perpetrators requiring special attention in intervention programs for IPV perpetrators. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate whether an indiv...

Participants court-mandated to attend intervention programs for intimate partner violence perpetrators often show high resistance to intervention, high dropout rates, and low motivation to change. Programs that incorporate motivational strategies tailored to participants' risks and needs have shown promising results. Goal setting is one of such str...

This paper describes an experience of educational innovation based on technocoperative learning in the Psychology Degree. A self-assessment instrument was developed and online training pills were elaborated. The subsequent evaluation showed that the collaborative development of the rubric significantly improved the academic performance of the stude...

Una de las herramientas que puede contribuir a potenciar el aprendizaje, motivación y rendimiento académico del estudiantado es la técnica de la gamificación. Esta técnica, sin embargo, aún está poco implantada en el ámbito universitario. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una estrategia de innovación docente basada en la gamificación: se ha...

Men with alcohol and/or other drug use problems (ADUPs) court-mandated to attend intervention programs for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators have been identified as a high-risk, highly resistant group of IPV perpetrators, as they present lower treatment adherence and higher dropout and recidivism rates. Previous research suggests that IP...

Treatment adherence and motivation to change are among the main challenges in intervention programs for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators. Motivational strategies have shown promising results in increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs for IPV perpetrators. One of these motivational strategies is goal setting. The aim of thi...

The aim of the present study was to identify the main risk factors and treatment needs of batterer intervention program (BIP) participants with alcohol and drug abuse problems (ADAPs), beyond issues strictly related to their substance abuse, taking into account four sets of variables: sociodemographic (i.e., age, educational level, income, employme...

The 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...

The 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...