Citation

Burgess AW, Baker T, Greening D, Hartman CR, Burgess AG, Douglas JE, Halloran R. J. Fam. Violence 1997; 12(4): 389-403.

Affiliation

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104; Detroit, Michigan, 48220; Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02167; Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice, Boston, Massachusetts, 0

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1023/A:1021931509143

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An examination of data from 120 male and female batterers of varied age and marital, educational, and economic status, who attended group treatment for batterers or who were charged with domestic violence from January to February 1996 in a district court setting, produced the following findings: Stalkers tended to live alone, were less likely to be married, not living with children, and used more alcohol than nonstalkers. They also tended to have had a history of prior stalking offenses and of being abused themselves. Factor analysis found three stalking groupings: one in which discrediting was the key, a second revolving around love turning to hate, and a third with violent confrontation with the ex-partner.