Types, frequency, and effectiveness of responses to unwanted pursuit and stalking

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1129-1156

  Dutton, Leila B ^a   Winstead, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dating violence; domestic violence; stalking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STALKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; STALKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954500791     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510368153     Document Type: Article

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