Intervention programs for male intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators mostly use the group intervention modality. Notwithstanding, the literature has neglected the study of group-related variables and their possible association with these interventions’ functioning and outcomes. This systematic review aimed to analyze group-related variables, their predictors, and their relation to the functioning and outcomes of intervention programs for IPV perpetrators. The systematic review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The following databases were searched from inception to November 2022: Web of Science, Scopus, PUBMED, and PsycINFO. Of the 5,941 identified studies, 13 were included in the review. The main predictors of group-related variables were: intervention stage, motivational strategies, and leadership (counseling approach). The group-related variables as predictors of intervention outcomes were: group management behaviors and support (facilitator behavior within the group); positive confrontation, protherapeutic behavior, active involvement, positive interaction with peers, and positive interaction with the facilitator (participant behavior within the group); and group cohesion and group climate (group dynamics). Group cohesion and participants’ protherapeutic behavior stood out for their association with positive treatment outcomes (i.e., greater participation and working alliance, lower rates of violent behavior during follow-up). The findings from this review suggest that group processes are key factors in intervention programs for IPV perpetrators, and a better understanding of how these group processes are shaped, and how they can contribute to positive program outcomes, provides a new approach and insights to improve their effectiveness.

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针对亲密伴侣暴力施暴者的干预计划中与群体相关的变量：系统回顾

针对男性亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）施暴者的干预方案大多采用团体干预方式。尽管如此，文献忽略了对群体相关变量及其与这些干预措施的功能和结果之间可能的关联的研究。这项系统评价旨在分析群体相关变量、其预测因素以及它们与 IPV 犯罪者干预计划的运作和结果的关系。系统评价是根据系统评价和荟萃分析指南的首选报告项目进行的。从开始到 2022 年 11 月检索了以下数据库：Web of Science、Scopus、PUBMED 和 PsycINFO。在 5,941 项已确定的研究中，有 13 项纳入了审查。群体相关变量的主要预测因素是：干预阶段、激励策略和领导力（咨询方法）。作为干预结果预测因素的群体相关变量包括： 群体管理行为和支持（群体内的促进者行为）；积极对抗、支持治疗行为、积极参与、与同伴积极互动、与引导者积极互动（团体内的参与者行为）；以及群体凝聚力和群体氛围（群体动态）。团体凝聚力和参与者的支持治疗行为与积极的治疗结果相关（即更多的参与和工作联盟，随访期间暴力行为的发生率更低）。本次审查的结果表明，团体流程是 IPV 犯罪者干预计划的关键因素，更好地了解这些团体流程的形成方式以及它们如何为积极的计划成果做出贡献，可以提供一种新的方法和见解，以改善他们的行为。效力。