Abstract The current study describes a 20-week community-based intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention program delivered in British Columbia, Canada, and provides a preliminary evaluation of program impacts. The Men in Healthy Relationships program targets men who have perpetrated IPV and who voluntarily choose to participate in a program to learn healthy intimate partner relationship strategies. The intervention was evaluated across three program cycles in a pretest–posttest single group design, with a total of 46 participants enrolled. Twenty-eight men completed the pretest survey; analyses focus on the subset of 17 participants who reported having a current intimate partner and who completed the Abusive Behavior Inventory, and the 14–21 participants who completed pretest and posttest questions regarding knowledge and skills learned in the program. Results from the pilot evaluation suggest that the Men in Healthy Relationships program is a promising approach to decreasing abusive behavior, with participants showing significant decreases in both physical and psychological abuse. In addition, participants increased their knowledge and use of calming techniques and “time-outs” to reduce feelings of anger. Limitations and future research are discussed, along with implications for IPV intervention programing for voluntary participants.

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减少亲密伴侣的暴力：干预计划的初步评估

摘要当前的研究描述了在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省实施的为期20周的基于社区的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）干预计划，并对计划的影响进行了初步评估。“健康关系中的男人”计划针对实施IPV并自愿选择参加计划以学习健康的亲密伴侣关系策略的男人。在前测-后测单组设计的三个程序周期中评估了干预措施，共有46名参与者参加。28名男子完成了前测调查。分析的重点是17名参与者的子集，这些参与者报告有当前的亲密伴侣并完成了虐待行为清单，以及完成了有关该计划所学知识和技能的测试前和测试后问题的14-21名参与者。初步评估的结果表明，“健康人际关系”计划是减少虐待行为的一种有前途的方法，参与者的身体和心理虐待均明显减少。此外，参与者增加了他们的知识，并使用了镇定技术和“超时”来减少愤怒感。讨论了局限性和未来研究，以及对自愿参与者IPV干预计划的影响。此外，参与者增加了他们的知识，并使用了镇定技术和“超时”来减少愤怒感。讨论了局限性和未来研究，以及对自愿参与者IPV干预计划的影响。此外，参与者增加了他们的知识，并使用了镇定技术和“超时”来减少愤怒感。讨论了局限性和未来研究，以及对自愿参与者IPV干预计划的影响。