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This study aimed to develop the guided mental imagery psychotherapy program for male spouse abusers and to examine its efficacy through pre- and post-tests and through qualitative examination. The main contents of the program are several mental imagery motives designed to promote the self-esteem of the male spouse abusers and decrease their anxiety, depression and anger level. In every session, relaxation training was included. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, Trait-Anxiety Inventory, Zung self-Rating Depression Scale and Trait-Anger Inventory were administered to 10 participating male spouse abusers and 10 nonparticipating male spouse abusers pre- and post- treatment. The collected data were statistically analyzed through Wilcoxon's signed rank test. The outcomes of this study were as follows:1)the guided mental imagery psychotherapy program for male spouse abusers are properly composed for male spouse abusers to meet their inner injuries and recover their psychological weakness. 2)the guided mental imagery psychotherapy program for male spouse abusers improved the self-esteem level of the participants and decreased their level of depression, anxiety and anger. The findings demonstrated that the guided mental imagery psychotherapy program composed of mental imagery motives specially designed for male spouse abusers will contribute to the improvement of the male spouse abusers’ positive psychological state and to the prevention of the domestic violence.
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domestic violence, spousal abuse, male spouse abusers, mental imagery
