TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Unwanted pursuit behavior after breakup: occurrence, risk factors, and gender differences
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Smet, Olivia De
A1  - Uzieblo, Kasia
A1  - Loeys, Tom
A1  - Buysse, Ann
A1  - Onraedt, Thomas
SP  - 753
EP  - 767
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
N2  - This study investigated unwanted pursuit behavior (UPB) perpetration in 631 adult ex-partners. UPB involves the unwanted pursuit of intimacy, a widespread and usually less severe form of stalking. The occurrence and various risk factors of UPB perpetration were examined, accounting for differences between male and female ex-partners and same- and opposite-gender ex-partners. Ex-partners showed on average five to six UPBs after their separation. Male and female and same- and opposite-gender ex-partners displayed an equal number of UPBs. The number of perpetrated UPBs was explained by breakup characteristics (ex-partner initiation of the breakup and rumination or cognitive preoccupation with the ex-partner), relationship characteristics (anxious attachment in the former relationship), and individual perpetrator characteristics (borderline traits and past delinquent behaviors). Rumination was a stronger predictor in female than male ex-partners. Borderline traits and anxious attachment positively predicted UPB perpetration in opposite-gender but not in same-gender ex-partners. Implications of these findings are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-015-9687-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -