Abstract
Research on the effectiveness of domestic violence perpetrator interventions, where perpetrators are challenged to apply non-violent behavior and develop a healthy intimate relationship, is uneven and often inconsistent. Effective and accurate methodological tools and approaches can provide a better understanding of how the program providers offer successful practices to perpetrators of domestic violence. The goal of this chapter is to discuss the potential benefits of the grounded theory approach in a qualitative inquiry that might reduce methodological challenges in the examination of the process of men taking responsibility in interventions. This chapter contributes to the debate about the best way to examine perpetrators' behavioral change processes and identifies the benefits of implementing the grounded theory approach and reflexivity.
TopBackground
Even though the literature on domestic violence perpetrator interventions often discusses the effectiveness of strategies for achieving behavioral change that challenge men to take responsibility, there is inconsistency around describing the aspects and dimensions of this process. This inconsistency might be to do with the obstacles around examining several conditions and characteristics interconnected with the behavioral change process. A number of scholars have used quantitative and mixed methods to investigate this process by focusing on the effectiveness of domestic violence perpetrator program (Cannon et al., 2016; Kelly & Westmarland, 2015; Lilley-Walker et al., 2016; Walker et al., 2010). However, they do not generate a new theory. The grounded theory approach is recommended for examining this complicated process in interventions.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Grounded: Well established and balanced to the organization or work.
Process: It is the steps to achieve successful outcomes.
Theory: Clarifying the things by providing key concepts, principles, and structures.
Sensitive Research: Researching the difficult topics are related to the vulnerable groups, marginalized population, or unvoiced people by carefully considering ethical considerations.
Perpetrators of Domestic Violence: Individuals who act violently towards their family members such as their partners and children.
Interventions: Making efforts to reduce or stop the individuals' violent behavior or wrong attitudes that damage people by providing strategies for them to intervene in these attitudes.