Abstract
With recent technological advances, cyber partner abuse has become increasingly problematic. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the existing literature on cyber partner abuse. This systematic review examines the characteristics and conceptualizations in the cyber partner abuse literature as well as the major topics the research has explored. Literature searches used keywords related to cyber partner abuse. In total, 37 articles were included in this review. Inductive qualitative content analysis methods were used to generate codes and themes from the identified articles. Results detail the study characteristics and conceptualizations in the cyber partner abuse research. Additionally, common thematic patterns reported by researchers in the literature are discussed. Specific recommendations for future research and practice stem from this review and are provided.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 983-1011 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Violence and Victims |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Cyber partner abuse
- Intimate partner violence
- Systematic review
- Technology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Health(social science)
- Law