Psychological Abuse in Family Studies: A Psychoeducational and Preventive Approach

One of the first documented psychoeducational programs to educate college students about the perils of psychological abuse is described. The intervention was designed to help students examine their personal experiences of psychological abuse and consider how the information could be used in their ca...

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Published in:Marriage & family review 2006-04, Vol.38 (4), p.41-58
Main Authors: O'Neil, James M., Anderson, Stephen A., Britner, Preston A., Brown, Irene Q., Holgerson, Kathleen, Rohner, Ronald P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Students
Courses
Emotional Abuse
Family studies
Intervention
Interventions
Prevention
psychoeducation
Psychoeducational aspects
Psychological abuse
Social Work Education
teaching
Teaching methods
Undergraduate students
violence
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Summary:One of the first documented psychoeducational programs to educate college students about the perils of psychological abuse is described. The intervention was designed to help students examine their personal experiences of psychological abuse and consider how the information could be used in their careers. The process of creating the intervention and publicizing it to the campus community is discussed. The content of the intervention, participants, implementation, and evaluation processes are described. Operational definitions and dramatic skits of psychological abuse are described along with historical context and current research findings. Ways of working through psychological abuse, and services available to recover from it, are presented. Evaluation data, immediately after workshop completion and one week later, indicated that participants positively evaluated this intervention and reported both positive attitudinal and behavioral outcomes. Limitations and implications of this psychoeducational program for the prevention of interpersonal violence are discussed.
ISSN:0149-4929
1540-9635
DOI:10.1300/J002v38n04_03