Citation

Dietz NA, Martin PY. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(7): 750-776.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801207302698

PMID

17600308

Abstract

The authors use logistic regression with the National Violence Against Women Survey sample (N = 8,000) to explore patterns in fear reported by women who were stalked. One fourth of our sample felt no fear, with Black women significantly less likely to report fear (compared to White women). Women who were frequently stalked, stalked by an intimate or family member or acquaintance, or stalked by physical or communicative means reported feeling fearful more than did others. Requiring a woman to feel fearful before accepting her experience as an instance of stalking risks, the authors conclude, a miscarriage of justice, an undercount of the crime, and an abandonment of women (and others) who need validation from the state and protection from stalkers.

Language: en