The state of the art of stalking: Taking stock of the emerging literature

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-86

  Spitzberg, Brian H ^a   Cupach, William R ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; COURTSHIP; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MOTIVATION; OBSESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STALKING; THEORY; THREAT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33845643951     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.05.001     Document Type: Review

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