Faraj A Santirso

University of Valencia | UV · Departamento de Psicología Social

Intervention programs for male intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators mostly use the group intervention modality. Notwithstanding, the literature has neglected the study of group-related variables and their possible association with these interventions’ functioning and outcomes. This systematic review aimed to analyze group-related variables,...

Dating violence (DV) is a social problem that affects adolescents worldwide. Previous systematic reviews have mainly examined universal prevention programs with varying designs and outcomes. The lack of systematic reviews focusing on at-risk adolescents limits knowledge about which interventions are more effective. This systematic review synthesize...

Attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) are being increasingly recognized as a central issue for comprehensively understanding this complex phenomenon. While IPVAW remains widespread in Latin America, knowledge about it and research on attitudes toward IPVAW are limited. This systematic review synthesized quantitative peer-...

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...

Purpose Current interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators are de-signed to reduce IPV recidivism by treating risk factors and increasing protective fac-tors. However, these interventions pay less attention to cognitive functioning in IPV perpetrators and how these variables interfere with the future risk of recidivism. There-fo...

Previous research suggests that the inclusion of motivational strategies in interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders could increase their effectiveness. This review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions for IPV offenders that includes motivational strategies to reduce physical and psychological IPV, treatment dropout, offi...

Motivational strategies are among the most promising approaches to improve the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs). An individualized motivational plan (IMP) is one of these motivational strategies. The present study aimed to explore whether adding an IMP to a standard BIP improved the participant-facilitator working alliance and...

Attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) are increasingly recognized as central to understanding of this major social and public health problem, and guide the development of more effective prevention efforts. However, to date this area of research is underdeveloped in western societies, and in particular in the EU. The prese...

Willingness to intervene when one becomes aware of a case of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) reflects the level of tolerance and acceptance of this type of violence in society. Increasing the likelihood of intervention to help victims of IPVAW is also a target for prevention strategies aiming to increase informal social control of I...

Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a major social and public health problem of global proportions. Public attitudes toward IPVAW shape the social environment in which such violence takes place, and attitudes of acceptability of IPVAW are considered a risk factor to actual IPVAW. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a sc...

The working alliance is a key element to increase intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders’ motivation, adherence to treatment, and active participation in batterer intervention programs (BIPs). The objective of the present study is to assess the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Working Alliance Inventory–Observer Short Version...

En los últimos años cada vez son más los autores que subrayan los beneficios de la enseñanza dirigida desde la investigación y de la integración de la investigación en el currículum de las estudiantes de grado. El objetivo principal de este proyecto de innovación educativa es potenciar el aprendizaje basado en la promoción del conocimiento y la prá...

Desde la perspectiva del Research Based Learning se ha destacado la importancia de introducir nuevas herramientas docentes que permitan a los estudiantes adquirir conocimientos prácticos sobre una materia desde un punto de vista científico, conectando con la investigación. En este trabajo se presenta una práctica estructurada desarrollada y aplicad...

En este estudio se analizan las tasas de abandono del tratamiento en hombres inmigrantes latinoamericanos con problemas de consumo de alcohol (PCA) derivados a programas de intervención con maltratadores y se explora si aquellos que consiguen finalizar la intervención se diferencian de los que no tienen PCA en variables resultado de la intervención...