Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Are female stalkers more violent than male stalkers? Understanding gender differences in stalking violence using contemporary sociocultural beliefs
Other Titles:	Sex roles
Authors:	Dennison, Susan M Thompson, Carleen M Stewart, Anna
Keywords:	Stalking;Theories of violence
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	66 (5/6), March 2012
Notes:	This study investigated gender differences in the perpetration of stalking violence and how sociocultural beliefs may account for these differences/similarities. A sample of 293 Australian undergraduate and postgraduate students classified as relational stalkers completed a self-report questionnaire assessing violence perpetration (no/moderate/severe violence) and sociocultural beliefs (justifications for relational violence; assessments of target fear). Female relational stalkers perpetrated elevated rates of moderate violence; however, there were no gender differences for severe violence. Both male and female relational stalkers were more supportive of justifications for female-perpetrated relational violence than male-perpetrated relational violence. Violent male relational stalkers were more likely to believe they caused fear/harm than their female counterparts. These findings are interpreted in the context of sociocultural beliefs that view male-to-female violence as more unacceptable and harmful than female-to-male violence. [?2012 Springer Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit Sex Roles.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13445
ISSN:	0360-0025
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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