Scores on social desirability were utilized to adjust totals on other self-report scales to compensate for any minimization.

At the beginning of the program, 54% of the men still resided with their partners. Method: The total sample consisted of 104 men (80 new and 24 recontracted clients) of whom 64 (68.3%) completed the program. Objective: A total of fifteen perpetrator treatment groups were included in an evaluation of the efficacy of a Co-ordinated Family Violence Treatment Program in the Waterloo area of Ontario, Canada. These findings have important practical implications, especially considering the high dropout rates in IPV offender programs and the link between dropout and higher rates of recidivism. For physical and psychological IPV and official recidivism (e.g., rearrests, police record), evidence favored interventions with motivational strategies, although not significantly. IPV offenders receiving interventions with motivational strategies were 1.73 times less likely to intervention dropout compared to those in interventions without such strategies. Results indicated that IPV interventions that incorporated motivational strategies were significantly more effective in increasing the intervention dose and reducing dropout than interventions without motivational strategies. A total 1,134 studies were identified, 12 RCTs were included in the narrative review and 7 in the meta-analysis.

The following databases were searched from 1983 to 2018 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions for IPV offenders that incorporated motivational strategies for adult participants that included men and included IPV behaviors as outcomes: Cochrane Collaboration, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL.

The present systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using PRISMA guidelines. This review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions for IPV offenders that includes motivational strategies to reduce physical and psychological IPV, treatment dropout, official recidivism to IPV offending, and to increase intervention attendance dose. Previous research suggests that the inclusion of motivational strategies in interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders could increase their effectiveness.

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