Stalking Behavior and the Cycle of Domestic Violence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23385656
AutoresFRANCES L COLEMAN (University of Memphis, autor correspondente)
Ano1997
Volume12
Fascículo3
Páginas420-432
Data de publicação1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Interpersonal Violence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0886-2605 • E-ISSN: 1552-6518
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/088626097012003007
OpenAlexW2146959679
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas62
Referências citadas12

The present study was conducted to refine the behavioral definition of stalking, investigate the role stalking plays in the cycle of domestic violence, and develop demographic profiles of stalkers and their victims. A total of 141 female undergraduates completed a questionnaire designed to assess the occurrence of threatening or violent behaviors in former heterosexual, romantic relationships. Subjects were placed in a control, harassed, or stalked group based on their responses to several questions modeled on Florida's antistalking law. The Conflict Tactics Scale was used to assess the presence of domestic violence during the relationships, and the Stalking Behavior Checklist was used to measure the occurrence of stalking behaviors after the relationships had ended. Results showed that subjects who reported significantly more verbal and physical abuse during the relationships were more likely to be stalked by their former partners after the relationships ended.

Checklist · Conflict tactics scale · Criminology · Cycle of violence · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Stalking · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment