Women who are stalked: Questioning the fear standard

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 750-776

  Dietz, Noella A ^a   Martin, Patricia Yancey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Stalkervictim relationship; Stalking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COURTSHIP; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COURTSHIP; CRIME VICTIMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34250858369     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207302698     Document Type: Article

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