Women's experience of violence during stalking by former romantic partners: Factors predictive stalking violence

Violence Against Women

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-114

  Roberts, Karl A ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stalking; Stalking violence; Violence against women; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBSESSION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11144258659     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271096     Document Type: Article

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