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Overview

Michael David Daffern is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and specializes in research primarily in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans several subfields including clinical psychology, sociology and political science, health, social psychology, and general health professions.

Their research covers a variety of topics, with significant contributions related to psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending. Other main topics include criminal justice and corrections analysis, workplace violence and bullying, intimate partner and family violence, crime patterns and interventions, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and healthcare decision-making and restraints.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Aggression and Violent Behavior
  • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
  • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
  • Psychology Crime and Law
  • Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

The following recent papers illustrate the range of topics and publication outlets associated with their research:

  • The predictive validity of youth violence risk assessment tools: a systematic review, 2020, Psychology Crime and Law
  • The Effect of Time Spent in Prison and Coping Styles on Psychological Distress in Inmates, 2020, The Prison Journal
  • A Clinical Decision Support System to Prevent Aggression and Reduce Restrictive Practices in a Forensic Mental Health Service, 2021, Psychiatric Services
  • Are Psychological Treatments for Adults With Histories of Violent Offending Associated With Change in Dynamic Risk Factors? A Meta-Analysis of Intermediate Treatment Outcomes, 2020, Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • The classification of people with a history of interpersonal violence for correctional treatment purposes: Possibilities for a schema-informed approach, 2020, Aggression and Violent Behavior

Michael David Daffern works collaboratively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • James R. P. Ogloff
  • Tessa Maguire
  • Andrew Day
  • Ashley L. Dunne
  • Chi Meng Chu

Best Publications

  • Emotion regulation and aggression

    Terri Roberton;Michael David Daffern;Romola S Bucks

  • The dynamic appraisal of situational aggression: an instrument to assess risk for imminent aggression in psychiatric inpatients.

    James Robert P Ogloff;Michael David Daffern

  • Youth gang affiliation, violence, and criminal activities: A review of motivational, risk, and protective factors

    Kate O'Brien;Michael David Daffern;Chi Meng Chu;Chi Meng Chu;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Stuart David Michael Thomas

  • Maladaptive emotion regulation and aggression in adult offenders

    Terri Roberton;Michael David Daffern;Romola S Bucks

  • Psychiatric inpatient aggression: A review of structural and functional assessment approaches

    Michael David Daffern;Kevin Howells

  • What's the point? Towards a methodology for assessing the function of psychiatric inpatient aggression.

    Michael David Daffern;Kevin Howells;Kevin Howells;James Robert Ogloff

  • Beyond anger control: Difficulty attending to emotions also predicts aggression in offenders

    Terri Roberton;Michael David Daffern;Romola S Bucks

  • Illuminating the relationship between personality disorder and violence: Contributions of the General Aggression Model

    Flora Gilbert;Michael David Daffern

  • Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

    Billy C Fogden;Stuart Dm Thomas;Stuart Dm Thomas;Stuart Dm Thomas;Michael D Daffern;James R. P Ogloff;James R. P Ogloff

  • The role of aggression-related cognition in the aggressive behavior of offenders: a general aggression model perspective

    Flora Jane Gilbert;Michael David Daffern;Diana Talevski;James Robert Ogloff

  • Clinician perceptions of personal safety and confidence to manage inpatient aggression in a forensic psychiatric setting

    T Martin;Michael David Daffern

  • The short- to medium-term predictive accuracy of static and dynamic risk assessment measures in a secure forensic hospital

    Chi Meng Chu;Stuart David Michael Thomas;James Robert Ogloff;Michael David Daffern

  • Risk factors for stalking violence, persistence, and recurrence.

    Troy E. McEwan McEwan;Michael Daffern;Rachel D. MacKenzie;James R. P. Ogloff

  • Integrating contemporary aggression theory with violent offender treatment: How thoroughly do interventions target violent behavior?

    Flora Gilbert;Michael Daffern

  • A meta-analytic review of the efficacy of psychological treatments for violent offenders in correctional and forensic mental health settings

    Nina Papalia;Benjamin Spivak;Michael Daffern;James R. P. Ogloff

  • Refining the definition of Offence Paralleling Behaviour

    Michael Daffern;Lawrence Jones;Kevin Howells;John Shine

  • Offence paralleling behaviour: A case formulation approach to offender assessment and intervention.

    Michael Daffern;Lawrence Jones;John Shine

  • Violence risk and gang affiliation in youth offenders: a recidivism study

    Chi Meng Chu;Michael David Daffern;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Jia Ying Lim

  • Environment contributors to aggression in two forensic psychiatric hospitals

    Michael Daffern;Maggie M. Mayer;Trish Martin

  • The predictive validity and practical utility of structured schemes used to assess risk for aggression in psychiatric inpatient settings

    Michael David Daffern

  • Estimating the risk of crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a data-linkage study

    Margaret Nixon;Margaret Nixon;Stuart D. M. Thomas;Stuart D. M. Thomas;Michael Daffern;James R. P. Ogloff

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. P. Ogloff
James R. P. Ogloff Swinburne University of Technology
Kevin Howells
Kevin Howells University of Nottingham
Romola S. Bucks
Romola S. Bucks University of Western Australia
Andrew Day
Andrew Day University of Melbourne
John L. Bradshaw
John L. Bradshaw Monash University
Peter G. Enticott
Peter G. Enticott Deakin University
David Thornton
David Thornton Haukeland University Hospital
Stephen C. P. Wong
Stephen C. P. Wong University of Saskatchewan
Conor Duggan
Conor Duggan University of Nottingham

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