Women Who Are Stalked

Questioning the Fear Standard

Bibliographic Data

ID12436780
AuthorsNoella A Dietz (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, corresponding author), Patricia Yancey Martin (Florida State University)
Year2007
Volume13
Issue7
Pages750-776
Publication date2007-06-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801207302698
PMID17600308
OpenAlexW2108264949
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited37

The authors use logistic regression with the National Violence Against Women Survey sample (N = 8,000) to explore patterns in fear reported by women who were stalked. One fourth of our sample felt no fear, with Black women significantly less likely to report fear (compared to White women). Women who were frequently stalked, stalked by an intimate or family member or acquaintance, or stalked by physical or communicative means reported feeling fearful more than did others. Requiring a woman to feel fearful before accepting her experience as an instance of stalking risks, the authors conclude, a miscarriage of justice, an undercount of the crime, and an abandonment of women (and others) who need validation from the state and protection from stalkers

Computer security · Environmental health · Forensic engineering · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

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