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Papers by Paul Schewe

Research paper thumbnail of Rape prevention and risk reduction: Review of the research literature for practitioners

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable&am... more Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable" How To" book on setting up a successful evaluation program. It is the first book to look at evaluation in the context of big picture issues such as the push for social ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Changing systems by changing individuals: the incubation approach to systems change

American Journal of Community Psychology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Intimate Partner Violence as an Obstacle to Employment Among Mothers Affected by Welfare Reform

Journal of Social Issues, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Intimate Partner Violence as an Obstacle to Employment Among Mothers Affected by Welfare Reform

Journal of Social Issues - J SOC ISSUES, 2004

Welfare policies in the United States now make benefits contingent on employment outside the home... more Welfare policies in the United States now make benefits contingent on employment outside the home. Yet violence from intimate partners and aspects of the mothering role may impede low-income women's ability to sustain employment. This article presents results of a longitudinal study conducted over a three-year period of 965 Illinois mothers who had received public assistance. Results suggest that recent (but not past) intimate partner violence is associated with women working fewer months. Associations over time between obstacles to employment and women's ability to maintain work highlight the need for longitudinal studies of employment among low-income women.

Research paper thumbnail of Primary prevention of domestic violence

Violence against women and children, Vol 2: Navigating solutions., 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Feb 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners

Research paper thumbnail of Do Maternal and Paternal Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Predict Treatment Outcomes for Children Exposed to Violence?

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 13575279 2013 785932, Jun 20, 2013

ABSTRACT This study examined whether having a parent with a mental illness or a parent who abuses... more ABSTRACT This study examined whether having a parent with a mental illness or a parent who abuses substances predicts treatment outcomes for children receiving community-based services for exposure to violence. From 2001 to 2011, data were collected from 492 children from one-and-a-half to seven years old and their primary caregivers enrolled in Safe From the Start services. Results indicated significant improvements pre-intervention to post-intervention in child emotional and behavioural problems, as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). One-way bivariate analyses indicated that children of mothers or fathers with a mental illness and children of mothers who abused substances had higher CBCL scores at intake. Repeated-measures analyses of variance revealed a main effect such that maternal and paternal mental illness and maternal substance abuse were associated with poorer CBCL scores. The only parental risk factor to moderate the association between treatment and CBCL scores was paternal mental illness. Treatment was associated with greater improvement in CBCL scores for children of fathers with, relative to those without, mental illness, and the effect was due to higher CBCL scores at intake for children of fathers with mental illness rather than lower outcome scores. Results suggest that Safe From the Start services which provide early intervention can be effective in improving children's emotional and behavioural functioning. Additionally, the effectiveness of services appears to be robust to parental risk factors such as mental illness and substance abuse.

Research paper thumbnail of Safe From the Start: Evaluating Interventions for Children Exposed to Violence

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

This article describes a multisite evaluation designed to identify promising practices for childr... more This article describes a multisite evaluation designed to identify promising practices for children exposed to multiple violence types, as well as their caregivers. The interventions improved emotional and behavioral symptoms for children and decreased caregiver stress related to parenting. Regression analyses were run to determine which intervention topics and intervention formats for child services were associated with child symptom reduction. Additional regression analyses explored which intervention topics and intervention formats for caregiver services were associated with symptom reduction for caregivers as well as their children. Insights drawn from these analyses might be helpful to agencies seeking to improve their services for young children who have been exposed to violence.

Research paper thumbnail of Preliminary evaluation of sexual problems in combat veterans with PTSD

Journal of Traumatic Stress

This study evaluated the potential relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and ... more This study evaluated the potential relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual problems. The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction was mailed to combat veterans currently in treatment at an outpatient PTSD clinic. Completed questionnaires were received from 90 patients. Results indicated that over 80% of subjects were experiencing clinically relevant sexual difficulties. Impotence and premature ejaculation were the most frequently reported problems that have corresponding psychological diagnoses. The rates of sexual problems for this sample of veterans with PTSD was similar to those reported in other studies and exceeded rates of similar problems found in samples from community samples. These data suggest that PTSD may be a risk factor for sexual problems.

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Associated with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victimization

Journal of Family Violence

This study explored factors associated with a lifetime history of domestic violence and sexual as... more This study explored factors associated with a lifetime history of domestic violence and sexual assault in a sample of welfare recipients in Illinois. Results indicate that childhood exposure to domestic violence is a risk factor for both sexual assault and domestic violence victimization, but that childhood physical abuse is only a risk factor for domestic violence. Increased education and employment skills and having more children were also risk factors for domestic violence victimization. Domestic violence was significantly associated with depression, while sexual assault was associated with low social support and a greater perceived need for mental health services. Frequent alcohol and drug use were not associated with either type of victimization. Research implications are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Social Norms antiviolence survey and the beginnings of a social norms poster campaign at the University of IL at Chicago

The Office of Women's Affairs/Campus Advocacy Network (OWA) conducted an Antiviolence Social ... more The Office of Women's Affairs/Campus Advocacy Network (OWA) conducted an Antiviolence Social Norms Study in the fall of 2006. The purpose of this study was to collect survey data on the attitudes and behaviors of UIC students regarding sexual assault (SA), dating violence (DV), and stalking, as well as their reactions as bystanders to such behaviors. In general, the function of a social norms campaign is to identify social norms and/or perceptions of a group's behaviors that are different from the actual behaviors of the individuals in that group. Recent studies document that misperceptions of risky behaviors are positively correlated to a person engaging in that behavior (such as binge drinking and tobacco use) (Berkowitz, 2003). Our hypothesis is that students will overestimate the percentage of their peers engaging in SA, DV, stalking, and bystander behaviors compared to students' own reported behaviors. Approximately 1886 UIC students completed the survey. Students w...

Research paper thumbnail of Predictors of Treatment Engagement for Young Children Exposed to Violence

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

This study examined factors associated with treatment engagement and child outcomes in 1,365 chil... more This study examined factors associated with treatment engagement and child outcomes in 1,365 children receiving community-based services for exposure to violence. Data were collected on children and families who completed an intake interview. Children were categorized into groups based on whether they attended any therapy sessions after the intake, terminated prematurely from therapy, or completed treatment. Results demonstrated that child emotional and behavioral problems at intake, general parent stress, and income did not differ by treatment engagement. Type of violence exposure, parent–child stress, and race differed by category of treatment engagement. Strategies from Safe From the Start service providers to increase treatment engagement are included in the discussion.

Research paper thumbnail of Safe From the Start Year 12 Report: 2001-2013

Research paper thumbnail of Southside Teens About Respect (STAR): An intervention to promote healthy relatioships and prevent teen dating violence

Research paper thumbnail of Primary prevention of domestic violence

Violence against women and children, Vol 2: Navigating solutions., 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable&am... more Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable" How To" book on setting up a successful evaluation program. It is the first book to look at evaluation in the context of big picture issues such as the push for social ...

Research paper thumbnail of Rape prevention and risk reduction: Review of the research literature for practitioners

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable&am... more Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable" How To" book on setting up a successful evaluation program. It is the first book to look at evaluation in the context of big picture issues such as the push for social ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Changing systems by changing individuals: the incubation approach to systems change

American Journal of Community Psychology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Intimate Partner Violence as an Obstacle to Employment Among Mothers Affected by Welfare Reform

Journal of Social Issues, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Intimate Partner Violence as an Obstacle to Employment Among Mothers Affected by Welfare Reform

Journal of Social Issues - J SOC ISSUES, 2004

Welfare policies in the United States now make benefits contingent on employment outside the home... more Welfare policies in the United States now make benefits contingent on employment outside the home. Yet violence from intimate partners and aspects of the mothering role may impede low-income women's ability to sustain employment. This article presents results of a longitudinal study conducted over a three-year period of 965 Illinois mothers who had received public assistance. Results suggest that recent (but not past) intimate partner violence is associated with women working fewer months. Associations over time between obstacles to employment and women's ability to maintain work highlight the need for longitudinal studies of employment among low-income women.

Research paper thumbnail of Primary prevention of domestic violence

Violence against women and children, Vol 2: Navigating solutions., 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Statewide Evaluation of Services Provided to Rape Survivors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Feb 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners

Research paper thumbnail of Do Maternal and Paternal Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Predict Treatment Outcomes for Children Exposed to Violence?

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 13575279 2013 785932, Jun 20, 2013

ABSTRACT This study examined whether having a parent with a mental illness or a parent who abuses... more ABSTRACT This study examined whether having a parent with a mental illness or a parent who abuses substances predicts treatment outcomes for children receiving community-based services for exposure to violence. From 2001 to 2011, data were collected from 492 children from one-and-a-half to seven years old and their primary caregivers enrolled in Safe From the Start services. Results indicated significant improvements pre-intervention to post-intervention in child emotional and behavioural problems, as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). One-way bivariate analyses indicated that children of mothers or fathers with a mental illness and children of mothers who abused substances had higher CBCL scores at intake. Repeated-measures analyses of variance revealed a main effect such that maternal and paternal mental illness and maternal substance abuse were associated with poorer CBCL scores. The only parental risk factor to moderate the association between treatment and CBCL scores was paternal mental illness. Treatment was associated with greater improvement in CBCL scores for children of fathers with, relative to those without, mental illness, and the effect was due to higher CBCL scores at intake for children of fathers with mental illness rather than lower outcome scores. Results suggest that Safe From the Start services which provide early intervention can be effective in improving children's emotional and behavioural functioning. Additionally, the effectiveness of services appears to be robust to parental risk factors such as mental illness and substance abuse.

Research paper thumbnail of Safe From the Start: Evaluating Interventions for Children Exposed to Violence

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

This article describes a multisite evaluation designed to identify promising practices for childr... more This article describes a multisite evaluation designed to identify promising practices for children exposed to multiple violence types, as well as their caregivers. The interventions improved emotional and behavioral symptoms for children and decreased caregiver stress related to parenting. Regression analyses were run to determine which intervention topics and intervention formats for child services were associated with child symptom reduction. Additional regression analyses explored which intervention topics and intervention formats for caregiver services were associated with symptom reduction for caregivers as well as their children. Insights drawn from these analyses might be helpful to agencies seeking to improve their services for young children who have been exposed to violence.

Research paper thumbnail of Preliminary evaluation of sexual problems in combat veterans with PTSD

Journal of Traumatic Stress

This study evaluated the potential relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and ... more This study evaluated the potential relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual problems. The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction was mailed to combat veterans currently in treatment at an outpatient PTSD clinic. Completed questionnaires were received from 90 patients. Results indicated that over 80% of subjects were experiencing clinically relevant sexual difficulties. Impotence and premature ejaculation were the most frequently reported problems that have corresponding psychological diagnoses. The rates of sexual problems for this sample of veterans with PTSD was similar to those reported in other studies and exceeded rates of similar problems found in samples from community samples. These data suggest that PTSD may be a risk factor for sexual problems.

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Associated with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victimization

Journal of Family Violence

This study explored factors associated with a lifetime history of domestic violence and sexual as... more This study explored factors associated with a lifetime history of domestic violence and sexual assault in a sample of welfare recipients in Illinois. Results indicate that childhood exposure to domestic violence is a risk factor for both sexual assault and domestic violence victimization, but that childhood physical abuse is only a risk factor for domestic violence. Increased education and employment skills and having more children were also risk factors for domestic violence victimization. Domestic violence was significantly associated with depression, while sexual assault was associated with low social support and a greater perceived need for mental health services. Frequent alcohol and drug use were not associated with either type of victimization. Research implications are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Social Norms antiviolence survey and the beginnings of a social norms poster campaign at the University of IL at Chicago

The Office of Women's Affairs/Campus Advocacy Network (OWA) conducted an Antiviolence Social ... more The Office of Women's Affairs/Campus Advocacy Network (OWA) conducted an Antiviolence Social Norms Study in the fall of 2006. The purpose of this study was to collect survey data on the attitudes and behaviors of UIC students regarding sexual assault (SA), dating violence (DV), and stalking, as well as their reactions as bystanders to such behaviors. In general, the function of a social norms campaign is to identify social norms and/or perceptions of a group's behaviors that are different from the actual behaviors of the individuals in that group. Recent studies document that misperceptions of risky behaviors are positively correlated to a person engaging in that behavior (such as binge drinking and tobacco use) (Berkowitz, 2003). Our hypothesis is that students will overestimate the percentage of their peers engaging in SA, DV, stalking, and bystander behaviors compared to students' own reported behaviors. Approximately 1886 UIC students completed the survey. Students w...

Research paper thumbnail of Predictors of Treatment Engagement for Young Children Exposed to Violence

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

This study examined factors associated with treatment engagement and child outcomes in 1,365 chil... more This study examined factors associated with treatment engagement and child outcomes in 1,365 children receiving community-based services for exposure to violence. Data were collected on children and families who completed an intake interview. Children were categorized into groups based on whether they attended any therapy sessions after the intake, terminated prematurely from therapy, or completed treatment. Results demonstrated that child emotional and behavioral problems at intake, general parent stress, and income did not differ by treatment engagement. Type of violence exposure, parent–child stress, and race differed by category of treatment engagement. Strategies from Safe From the Start service providers to increase treatment engagement are included in the discussion.

Research paper thumbnail of Safe From the Start Year 12 Report: 2001-2013

Research paper thumbnail of Southside Teens About Respect (STAR): An intervention to promote healthy relatioships and prevent teen dating violence

Research paper thumbnail of Primary prevention of domestic violence

Violence against women and children, Vol 2: Navigating solutions., 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable&am... more Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is the indispensable" How To" book on setting up a successful evaluation program. It is the first book to look at evaluation in the context of big picture issues such as the push for social ...