An integrative contextual developmental model of male stalking.
This article evaluates current research and theory on stalking as a form of male violence against women. The integrative contextual developmental model (White & Kowalski, 1998) suggests that stalking, as legally defined, is best understood as a multiply determined form of violence, with variables identifiable at several levels, the sociocultural, interpersonal, dyadic, situational and intrapersonal. The model also serves as a framework for identifying gaps in current research and suggests directions for further work.
White
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Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 27402-6164, USA.
Kowalski
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RM
Lyndon
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Valentine
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D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data