Meditation and Domestically Violent Males — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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Meditation and Domestically Violent Males

Name: Caitlyn Marr
Major: Psychology
Hometown: New Berlin
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Type of research: Senior thesis
Funding: none

Abstract

Abstract This study was designed to examine the effects of meditation on angry behavior for male abusers. Many male abusers have uncontrollable anger, which causes them to become violent and abusive. There is also little research on the most effective and standardize version of treatment for batterers (Babcock, Green, & Robie, 2004). This study was a single subject case study (N=1). The client, referred to as K.M.W., was court ordered to attend 28 weeks of men’s group therapy. Each week the men discussed their goals and a new lesson was taught on alternatives for controlling their angry behavior, the effects of domestic violence, and how to positively change their lives. After the therapy session was over A.A. engaged in ten minutes of guided meditation. After the meditation was over, A.A. completed the Clinical Anger Scale (CAS)(Snell, Gum, Shuck, Mosley, & Hite, 2013). The CAS is a self-report questionnaire that consisted of 21 questions. The CAS focuses on anger and how angry behavior affects the individual. Another questionnaire was given for the client to estimate how many times per week he experienced angry behavior. A statically analysis was preformed using a two sample T-Test. Trends and behavioral observations were also reported. Expected results are that when the client engaged in weekly meditation, his angry behavior will decrease. This research could help clinicians with an alternate treatment for male batterers and also help the abusers with their unhealthy lifestyles.

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