Intimate partner violence Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomized into two different groups:
1. A psycho-educational intervention plus treatment as usual
2. Treatment as usual
Both inter
Sponsors
University of Padua
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 18 years old 2. Victims of IPV since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic 3. Able to speak and understand Italian 4. Female 5. Had their first contact with anti-violence centers within 2 weeks before recruitment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to understand/take part in the psychoeducation intervention due to hearing, visual, cognitive, or neurological difficulties
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Each of the following will be measured at baseline, at the end of treatment, at 3-months follow-up, at 6-month follow-up, and at 1-year follow-up: 1. Emotion regulation measured using the Difficulties Emotion Regulation Scale – SF (DERS-SF) 2. Well-being measured using the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measures (CORE-OM) 3. The intensity of affects measured using the Intimate Violence and Traumatic Affect Scale (VITA) 4. Traumatic impact of the event measured using the Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES - R) 5. Self-esteem measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) 6. Self-efficacy measured using the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Each of the following will be measured at baseline, at the end of treatment, at 3-months follow-up, at 6-month follow-up, and at 1-year follow-up: 1. The participants’ experience of violence measured using the Conflict Tactic Scale – 2 (CTS-2) 2. Violence at the time of COVID-19 measured using a self-report questionnaire built ad hoc 3. Alexithymia measured using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale – 20 (TAS-20) | — |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed