When Does Intimate Partner Violence Continue After Separation?. (May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ornstein, Petra; Rickne, Johanna
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 19:Number 5(2013)
• Page Start: 617
• Page End: 633
• Publication Date: 2013-05
• Subjects: control behaviors -- domestic violence -- postseparation assault -- stalking; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801213490560
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Over their lifetime, approximately 10% of all women become victims of postseparation stalking or assault. We use a nationally representative survey of separated Swedish women to examine whether men who strive to control their partners during their relationships are more likely to stalk or assault their ex-partners after separation. The empirical analysis shows that basic measures of control behaviors explain 18% of the variance in stalking victimization and 8% of the assault victimization. Moreover, the predictive values of our measures of control by far surpass those of other common risk markers included in the analysis.