Abstract
The objective of this study was to test whether partner communication about HIV and/or alcohol intoxication mediated reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) in SEPA (Salud [health], Educación [education], Promoción [promotion], y [and] Autocuidado [self-care]), a culturally specific, theoretically based group HIV-risk reduction intervention for Hispanic women. SEPA had five sessions covering sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV prevention, partner communication, condom negotiation and use, and IPV. SEPA reduced IPV and alcohol intoxication, and improved partner communication compared with controls in a randomized trial with adult U.S. Hispanic women (SEPA, n = 274; delayed intervention control, n = 274) who completed structured interviews at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. Parallel process latent growth curve models indicated that partner communication about HIV mediated the reduction in male-to-female IPV in SEPA, B = −0.78, SE = 0.14, p<.001, but alcohol intoxication did not, B = −0.15, SE = 0.19, p =.431. Male-to-female IPV mediated the intervention effect on female-to-male IPV, B = −1.21, SE = 0.24, p<.001. Skills building strategies originally designed to enhance women’s communication with their partners about sexual risk behaviors also worked to reduce male-to-female IPV, which in turn reduced female-to-male IPV. These strategies could be integrated into other types of health promotion interventions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2316-2337 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Hispanics
- HIV
- intervention
- intimate partner violence
- mediation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology
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Mechanisms of Partner Violence Reduction in a Group HIV-Risk Intervention for Hispanic Women. / McCabe, Brian; Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa; Peragallo, Nilda; Mitrani, Victoria.
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 31, No. 13, 01.08.2016, p. 2316-2337.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - The objective of this study was to test whether partner communication about HIV and/or alcohol intoxication mediated reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) in SEPA (Salud [health], Educación [education], Promoción [promotion], y [and] Autocuidado [self-care]), a culturally specific, theoretically based group HIV-risk reduction intervention for Hispanic women. SEPA had five sessions covering sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV prevention, partner communication, condom negotiation and use, and IPV. SEPA reduced IPV and alcohol intoxication, and improved partner communication compared with controls in a randomized trial with adult U.S. Hispanic women (SEPA, n = 274; delayed intervention control, n = 274) who completed structured interviews at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. Parallel process latent growth curve models indicated that partner communication about HIV mediated the reduction in male-to-female IPV in SEPA, B = −0.78, SE = 0.14, p<.001, but alcohol intoxication did not, B = −0.15, SE = 0.19, p =.431. Male-to-female IPV mediated the intervention effect on female-to-male IPV, B = −1.21, SE = 0.24, p<.001. Skills building strategies originally designed to enhance women’s communication with their partners about sexual risk behaviors also worked to reduce male-to-female IPV, which in turn reduced female-to-male IPV. These strategies could be integrated into other types of health promotion interventions.
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