Citation

Taylor S, Xia Y. Violence Vict. 2018; 33(6): 983-1011.

Affiliation

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.33.6.983

PMID

30573547

Abstract

With recent technological advances, cyber partner abuse has become increasingly problematic. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the existing literature on cyber partner abuse. This systematic review examines the characteristics and conceptualizations in the cyber partner abuse literature as well as the major topics the research has explored. Literature searches used keywords related to cyber partner abuse. In total, 37 articles were included in this review. Inductive qualitative content analysis methods were used to generate codes and themes from the identified articles.

RESULTS detail the study characteristics and conceptualizations in the cyber partner abuse research. Additionally, common thematic patterns reported by researchers in the literature are discussed. Specific recommendations for future research and practice stem from this review and are provided.

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Language: en

Keywords

cyber partner abuse; intimate partner violence; systematic review; technology