Stalking Victimization and Substance Use in College Dating Relationships: An Exploratory Analysis

Traditionally, most dating violence research has focused on physical aggression and has left stalking behaviors largely unexamined, despite evidence that stalking of an intimate partner occurs with high frequency. Moreover, the extent to which stalking victimization has the same negative mental heal...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2019-07, Vol.34 (14), p.2878-2896
Main Authors: Strauss, Catherine V., Haynes, Ellen E., Cornelius, Tara L., Shorey, Ryan C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Dating
Drug abuse
Drug use
Drugs
Gender relations
Intimate partner violence
Mental health
Personal relationships
Stalking
Substance abuse
Undergraduate students
Victimization
Victims of Crime
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Summary:Traditionally, most dating violence research has focused on physical aggression and has left stalking behaviors largely unexamined, despite evidence that stalking of an intimate partner occurs with high frequency. Moreover, the extent to which stalking victimization has the same negative mental health consequences as other forms of dating violence is unclear. Thus, using a sample of male and female undergraduate students in current dating relationships (N = 357), the association between stalking victimization and alcohol and drug use was explored. Results indicated that for both men and women, stalking victimization from a dating partner was related to alcohol and drug use, even after controlling for age, gender, length of dating relationship, and physical aggression victimization. These preliminary findings suggest that stalking victimization is associated with deleterious consequences; thus, additional research is needed to better understand the longitudinal, long-term consequences of stalking victimization. Additional implications and directions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260516663899