OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the typology of male spouse abusers. The enacted law related family violence enabled us to contact male spouse abusers directly. The typology of male spouse abusers may contribute to the development of screening tools and intervention programs for domestic violence. METHODS: Our study population was consisted of perpetrators of family violence referred by a probatinal office. They received the parole and probation order from the court. We interviewed and examined ninety-nine men. Also they completed the report self-questionnaires, MMPI, BDI, sex-role, self-esteem, aggression inventory. We tried to typologize the MMPI clusters and other factors. RESULTS: The result of clusters based on MMPI profiles represented three groups, cluster 1 (N=19), cluster 2 (N=45) and cluster 3 (N=35). There are no differences on age, education, economic status, criminal history and others. Statistically significant factors among three groups were sex-role identity, self-esteem, depression. In cluster 1, developmental & current life status was relatively pathologic and chaotic. In cluster 2, they were relatively less pathologic, less chaotic. In cluster 3, they showed strong tendency to masculinity to seek for. CONCLUSION: Our preliminary results presented that different groups needed different approaches. We considered that cluster 1 group might be more accessible to psychiartic treatment, cluster 2 group need cognitive education, structural group therapy, couple therapy, and individual therapy, cluster 3 group need education about knowledge and attitude for sex-role, masculinity, socio-cultural reconstruction.
Aggression ; Couples Therapy ; Criminals ; Depression ; Domestic Violence ; Education ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Korea* ; Male* ; Masculinity ; Mass Screening ; MMPI ; Psychotherapy, Group ; Spouses*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of the Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy (PLISSIT) model sexual health enhancement program on, and development in, sexual function, sexual distress, marital intimacy, and subjective happiness of women with gynecologic cancer and their husbands. METHODS: The comprehensive program (4 session, 90 minutes per session) was developed based on the PLISSIT model. Participants were 43 couples, 21 assigned to the experimental group who attended the 4-week program, and 22 to the control group. Sexual function, sexual distress, marital intimacy, subjective happiness of the women, marital intimacy, subjective happiness of husbands were determined by a questionnaire that was completed by the participants before and after the program. The control group received the intervention post experiment. Chi-square test, t-test, Fisher's exact test were used to test the effectiveness of the program. RESULTS: Post intervention results showed significant differences between the groups for sexual function, sexual distress, and marital intimacy in the women and for subjective happiness in the husbands. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that the sexual health enhancement program is effective in improving sexual function, lowering sexual distress, increasing marital intimacy, and subjective happiness in women with gynecologic cancer and their husbands.
Adult ; Cognition ; Couples Therapy ; Emotions ; Female ; Genital Neoplasms, Female/*psychology ; Happiness ; Humans ; Marital Therapy ; Middle Aged ; *Program Evaluation ; Sexual Behavior ; Spouses/*psychology ; Women/*psychology