An examination of the Partner Cyber Abuse Questionnaire in a college student sample.

Wolford‐Clevenger, Caitlin; Zapor, Heather; Brasfield, Hope; Febres, Jeniimarie; Elmquist, JoAnna; Brem, Meagan J.; Shorey, Ryan C.; Stuart, Gregory L.

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“…There is an empirical literature exploring technologyfacilitated violence, but to date it has mostly focused on "electronic dating violence" among high school and college groups in the Global North (Borrajo, Gámez-Guadix, Pereda, & Calvete, 2015;Dick et al, 2014;Hinduja & Patchin, 2011;Lucero, Weisz, Smith-Darden, & Lucero, 2014;Reed, Tolman, Ward, & Safyer, 2016;Temple et al, 2016;Watkins, Maldonado, & DiLillo, 2018;Wolford-Clevenger et al, 2016;Zweig, Dank, Yahner, & Lachman, 2013). Another body of research centers on "social media surveillance" (J.…”

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Technology-Facilitated Stalking and Unwanted Sexual Messages/Images in a College Campus Community: The Role of Negative Peer Support

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Researchers have accumulated much social scientific knowledge about the scope, distribution, causes, and outcomes of the physical and sexual abuse of female students in North American institutions of higher learning. However, surveys of technology-facilitated stalking and the dissemination of unwanted sexual messages/images in college campus communities are in short supply. The few that have been conducted do not identify key sociological risk factors associated with these two electronic forms of victimization. This paper, then, has two objectives: (1) to examine the influence of two types of negative peer support and (2) to determine if being the target of technology-facilitated stalking and receiving unwanted sexual messages/images are associated with female students’ intimate partner violence and sexual assault experiences. The results confirm that the two variants of negative peer support examined in this study are significant predictors of digital victimization and that such abuse is strongly associated with intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

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“…Wolford‐Clevenger et al. () compared the factor structure and validity of the CPA and the Partner Cyber Abuse Questionnaire (PCAQ) and found that the PCAQ appears to assess the use of technology in more controlling abuse while the CPA assesses both minor verbal and severe controlling abuse. At the same time, mixed correlations between the PCAQ and other forms of partner abuse suggested both similarities and differences between online and offline forms of abuse.…”

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“…A small number of US studies have developed measures for assessing the psychological aspects of cyber abuse with particular populations (Leisring & Giumetti, ; Watkins, Maldonado, & DiLillo, ; Wolford‐Clevenger et al., ). Furthermore, there are a number of legal cases beginning to emerge where material published on Facebook and other online sites is used to embarrass, humiliate, denigrate, belittle, terrorise, or otherwise cause harm to one party in the context of relationship breakdown (Baughman, ; Blakeley, Easteal, Fitch, & Kennedy, ; Lackey & Mae, ; Xuarez & Vitela, ).…”

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Technology and Family Violence in the Context of Post‐Separated Parenting

Markwick¹,

Bickerdike²,

Wilson‐Evered

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ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Whilst the advent of new and increasingly accessible communication technologies undoubtedly provides new, positive, and effective ways for individuals to communicate and connect with their communities, it simultaneously provides additional means and forums for perpetrators to abuse and harass their victims. Furthermore, such technologies enable perpetrators of family violence to overcome geographical boundaries and continue their abuse post-separation, particularly where there are children of the relationship. This paper reviews and classifies the existing literature on technology-facilitated abuse, identifying predominant themes in relation to context and focus, as well as the gaps. New forms of criminality as well as new ways to perpetrate existing forms of criminality are described. Key Points1 Current technologies provide perpetrators of family violence with new ways of abusing, controlling, stalking, and harassing their partners. In particular, such technologies allow ex-partners to overcome geographical boundaries so they can perpetrate abuse after separation, particularly where there are children. 2 Technology-facilitated abuse erodes the boundaries between public and private and can have far more sinister, insidious, and far-reaching effects. 3 Different technologies are used strategically for different purposes in the perpetration of abuse. Social media platforms are commonly used to humiliate, punish, and stalk victims, while text-based technologies are used to harass and verbally abuse victims. 4 Whilst some forms of technology make existing forms of stalking and harassment of victims easier, others such as social media have allowed a new form of criminality to emerge, whereby the private and intimate are subject to the purview of an inestimable number of strangers who are often motivated to 'join in' the victimisation and abuse. 5 The overwhelming theme in the literature with respect to a perpetrator's agenda in relation to the use of technology is the creation of a sense of omnipresence over their victim's daily life. 6 There is limited qualitative and longitudinal research that focuses on the use of technology by perpetrators of family violence post-separation where there are children of the relationship.Erosion of the private-public division has been enabled by social media, allowing a new kind of criminality to emerge whereby the private and the intimate are subject to the purview of an inestimable numbers of strangers. At the same time, technologies such as text and email, more akin to traditional forms of communication, have provided perpetrators with easier and more insidious ways to perform existing crimes such as stalking and harassment. Another common theme identified in the literature relates to the specific motives of perpetrators in using various technologies. Whilst

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“…In one of the first studies of cyber dating abuse, Picard (2007) found that a quarter of teenagers had a boyfriend or girlfriend that called them names, put them down, or said "really mean things" through technology. Over 30% of college students reported that their partners had sent angry or insulting text messages to them (Wolford-Clevenger et al 2016). Partners may also swear at their significant others through email, text messages, or social media, and they may "shout" at one another by sending messages with all capital letters (Leisring and Giumetti 2014).…”

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“…Technology provides a way for one individual to track another via GPS, have access to social media accounts without the owner's permission, and to otherwise monitor their partner's behavior in an invasive way (Marganski and Melander 2018). Cyber monitoring and surveillance (i.e., cyberstalking) often serves to aid in controlling the other person in a romantic relationship (Marganski and Melander 2018;Reed et al 2016b;Wolford-Clevenger et al 2016). The perpetrator may experience an immediate need to obtain information on the whereabouts and activities of the other individual (Marcum et al 2017).…”

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Cyber Abuse in Romantic Relationships

Leisring¹,

Farrell²,

Scotto³

2019

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan

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Cyber forms of intimate partner violence involve the use of electronic methods such as email, text messaging, websites, apps, social media platforms, and GPS tracking units to carry out abuse toward romantic partners. Abusive acts can include mild forms of cyber aggression such as insulting, belittling, and swearing at a partner as well as more severe acts such as making threats, publicly embarrassing one's partner, engaging in sexual coercion, and stalking. This chapter will summarize research on cyber abuse in teen, emerging adult, and adult romantic relationships, and it will review the interconnections between cyber abuse and other types of intimate partner violence. Various types of cyber abuse will be described including emotional abuse (e.g., name-calling); ignoring/ exclusion (e.g., purposely ignoring communications from one's partner); sexual abuse (e.g., pressuring one's partner to take and send sexually explicit images); and intrusion/monitoring/stalking behaviors (e.g., making a partner text a picture to verify their current location or using GPS tracking units). Prevalence rates of cyber abuse and assessment methods will be reviewed. This chapter will also review potential risk factors for cyber abuse. Suggestions for the prevention of cyber abuse, safety tips for victims, and recommended directions for future research will be provided.

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An examination of the Partner Cyber Abuse Questionnaire in a college student sample.

Cited by 80 publications

References 34 publications

Technology-Facilitated Stalking and Unwanted Sexual Messages/Images in a College Campus Community: The Role of Negative Peer Support

Technology-Facilitated Stalking and Unwanted Sexual Messages/Images in a College Campus Community: The Role of Negative Peer Support

Technology and Family Violence in the Context of Post‐Separated Parenting

Cyber Abuse in Romantic Relationships

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