Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Victimization: Types and Predictors

• In Event: Cyber-victimization: Types and Correlates

Abstract

Estimates suggest that 27 percent of women and 11 percent of men will be victims of intimate partner violence in their lifetime (Findings from…, 2014). Intimate partner violence has many forms, including emotional, physical, sexual, economic, and verbal abuse. As technology advances, abusive partners use new mechanisms to gain power and control over their partner. In the current study, we refer to this as intimate partner cyber abuse. In the current body of research, scholars have interchangeably labeled this type of behavior intimate partner cyber aggression, cyber harassment, and cyberstalking. In light of the prior research, we speculate that these are unique types of behaviors that constitute different forms of intimate partner cyber abuse. Therefore, in the proposed study, we will attempt to identify the underlying behavioral domains that constitute intimate partner cyber abuse, assess their validity and reliability, and identify theory-informed predictors of intimate partner cyber abuse victimization.

Authors

• Erica Fissel, University of Cincinnati

• Leah Butler, University of Cincinnati

• Bonnie Fisher, University of Cincinnati