A computer-based training intervention for work supervisors to respond to intimate partner violence

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• Personal Author:
  Anger WK ; Bloom T ; Glass N ; Perrin N
• Description:
  Objectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV), commonly known as domestic violence is a problem throughout the world. An estimated 36% to 75% of employed abused woman are monitored, harassed and physically assaulted by their partners or ex-partners while trying to get to work and while at work. The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive training to increase knowledge, change perceptions and develop an intention to address domestic violence that spills over into the workplace. Methods: Community-based participatory research approaches were employed to develop and evaluate an interactive computer-based training (CBT) intervention, aimed to teach supervisors how to create supportive and safe workplaces for victims of IPV. Results: The CBT intervention was administered to 53 supervisors. All participants reacted positively to the training, and there was a significant improvement in knowledge between pre- and post-training test performance (72% versus 96% correct), effect size (d) = 3.56. Feedback from focus groups was more productive than written feedback solicited from the same participants at the end of the training. Conclusion: Effective training on the impacts of IPV can improve knowledge, achieving a large effect size, and produce changes in perspective about domestic violence and motivation to address domestic violence in the workplace, based on questionnaire responses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Mental Health Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological Violence Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Domestic Violence Exposure-levels Force Humans Intervention Occupational Physical-reactions Physiology Preventive-medicine Psychological-stress Psychology Risk-factors Training Violence-prevention Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2093-7911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  167-174
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046673
• Citation:
  Saf Health Work 2010 Dec; 1(2):167-174
• Contact Point Address:
  W. Kent Anger, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. L606, Portland, OR, 97239
• Email:
  anger@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and Health at Work
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df148436d98f25cf7414a5471e3682ed68dd92d1257284968856f5bf27853720cf8fc6bcb84151f47eac141a7858b213ddcf3ac0c199706339cb85d40fe39350
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202028/cdc_202028_DS1.pdf
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