Buttell, Frederick P.Pike, Cathy King2010-12-082010-12-082002Buttell, Frederick P. and Cathy K. Pike. "Investigating predictors of treatment attrition among court-ordered batterers." Journal of Social Service Research 28, no. 4 (2002): 53-68.Buttell, Frederick P. and Cathy K. Pike. "Investigating predictors of treatment attrition among court-ordered batterers." December 8, 2010. Available from IUPUI ScholarWorks. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/2326.0148-8376https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2326This post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the article submitted to IUPUI ScholarWorks as part of the OASIS Project. Article reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Permission granted through posted policies on copyright owner’s website or through direct contact with copyright owner.Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in demographic variables and psychological variables between treatment completers and drop-outs among abusive men entering a court-mandated treatment program. Method: The study gathered Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) scores from 91 men, 66 treatment completers and 25 drop-outs, beginning court-ordered treatment for domestic violence offenses. Results: Logistic regression analyses indicated that none of the demographic variables or the psychological variables differentiated treatment completers from drop-outs. Conclusion: Implications of the findings for improving retention rates among men attending court-mandated batterer treatment programs were explored and discussed.en-USAttritionBatterersCourt-Ordered BatterersAbusive men -- Behavior modification -- United StatesRegression analysisArticle