The influence of contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking
The present study examines the influence of prior relationship (with contextual information regarding the breakdown of the relationship) and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking. The study employed an experimental 7 × 2 independent measures design, and the sample...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 364-380 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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Summary: | The present study examines the influence of prior relationship (with contextual information regarding the breakdown of the relationship) and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking. The study employed an experimental 7 × 2 independent measures design, and the sample comprised 1,260 members of the community residing in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Participants received one of 14 versions of a hypothetical scenario and responded to scale items concerning the situation described. The situation was perceived to be most serious when the perpetrator was a stranger or a physically violent ex-partner and least serious when the perpetrator was an ex-partner of an unfaithful target. Scenarios involving a male perpetrator and a female victim were also perceived to be more serious than scenarios involving a female perpetrator and a male target. It is apparent therefore that the context of the relationship breakdown and the sex of the perpetrator and target significantly influence perceptions of relational stalking. |
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ISSN: | 1477-2744 |
DOI: | 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1529231 |