TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The influence of contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking
JO  - Psychology, crime and law
A1  - Scott, Adrian J.
A1  - Duff, Simon C.
A1  - Sheridan, Lorraine
A1  - Rajakaruna, Nikki
SP  - 364
EP  - 380
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1068-316X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2018.1529231
ID  - ref1
ER  -