Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the Stalking Myth Scale - Revised
Misconceptions about intimate aggression have been found to have serious consequences (Kamphius et al., 2005; Robinson, 2005). These beliefs serve to minimize the crime and blame the victim which can cause individuals to not take the crime seriously (Kamphius, et al., 2005; Sinclair, in press). Init...
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ftmississippistu:oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-2920 2023-05-15T18:27:02+02:00 Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the Stalking Myth Scale - Revised Howell, Amanda Lee 2013-12-14T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1921 https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2920&context=td unknown Scholars Junction https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1921 https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2920&context=td Theses and Dissertations stalking intimate partner aggression myths attitudes text 2013 ftmississippistu 2021-08-30T17:13:14Z Misconceptions about intimate aggression have been found to have serious consequences (Kamphius et al., 2005; Robinson, 2005). These beliefs serve to minimize the crime and blame the victim which can cause individuals to not take the crime seriously (Kamphius, et al., 2005; Sinclair, in press). Initial work combined and updated Sinclair's (2010) Stalking Myths Scale and McKeon's unpublished Stalking Attitudes Questionnaire, but further psychometric analysis is needed (Lyndon, Sinclair, & Martin, 2011). I surveyed 1,200 undergraduates using the Stalking Myth Scale –Revised (SMS – R), a modified version of the Obsessive Relational Intrusion Inventory – Short Form (ORI - SF; Cupach & Spitzberg, 2004), and three intimate partner aggression myth scales. My findings replicated the factor structure of the previous pilot and attitudes regarding stalking were found to be predictors of the likelihood to engage in, the perceived normativity of, and the perceived motivation behind stalking. Text Spitzberg Scholars Junction - Mississippi State University Institutional Repository Sinclair ENVELOPE(-63.883,-63.883,-65.733,-65.733) |
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Misconceptions about intimate aggression have been found to have serious consequences (Kamphius et al., 2005; Robinson, 2005). These beliefs serve to minimize the crime and blame the victim which can cause individuals to not take the crime seriously (Kamphius, et al., 2005; Sinclair, in press). Initial work combined and updated Sinclair's (2010) Stalking Myths Scale and McKeon's unpublished Stalking Attitudes Questionnaire, but further psychometric analysis is needed (Lyndon, Sinclair, & Martin, 2011). I surveyed 1,200 undergraduates using the Stalking Myth Scale –Revised (SMS – R), a modified version of the Obsessive Relational Intrusion Inventory – Short Form (ORI - SF; Cupach & Spitzberg, 2004), and three intimate partner aggression myth scales. My findings replicated the factor structure of the previous pilot and attitudes regarding stalking were found to be predictors of the likelihood to engage in, the perceived normativity of, and the perceived motivation behind stalking. |
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