Objective: Despite heightened attention to intimate partner violence (IPV) toward undergraduate women, unwanted pursuit behaviors (UPBs) have received much less attention. The purpose of the present study was to refine and validate existing in-person and cyber UPB measures, examine their association with other forms of IPV, and assess the unique impact of UPBs on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms. Method: Undergraduate women (N = 318) completed measures assessing the frequency and levels of fear and annoyance caused by cyber and in-person UPBs, and measures of IPV, PTSS, and depressive symptoms. Factor analyses and comparisons based on psychological outcomes were used to determine the suitability of the removal of items rated as low in fear and annoyance. Dominance analyses assessed incremental contributions of each type of UPBs and IPV to PTSS and depressive symptoms. Results: Five in-person UPB items were rated as low in annoyance, and fear and were removed; scale structure was unaffected by their removal. After their removal, fewer women were identified as UPB victims, and those who were no longer identified as victims did not differ from others who were not victimized with respect to psychological outcomes. Dominance analyses indicated that cyber contact UPBs (e.g., threatening calls or texts) contributed more incremental variance to PTSS and depressive symptoms than did any other form of UPB or IPV. Conclusions: Findings call attention to the particular need for practitioners and policymakers to better address cyber UPBs and their prevention, which are frequently overlooked in present IPV prevention efforts.

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本科生女性不必要的追求行为和亲密伴侣暴力的心理影响：优势分析。

目标：尽管人们越来越关注对大学生女性的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV），但不必要的追赶行为（UPB）受到的关注却少得多。本研究的目的是完善和验证现有的个人和网络UPB措施，检查其与其他形式IPV的关联，并评估UPB对创伤后应激症状（PTSS）和抑郁症状的独特影响。方法：本科妇女（N = 318）完成了评估网络和亲自UPB引起的恐惧和烦恼的频率和水平的措施，以及IPV，PTSS和抑郁症状的措施。根据心理结果进行因素分析和比较，以确定消除恐惧和烦恼程度低的项目的适用性。优势分析评估了每种类型的UPB和IPV对PTSS和抑郁症状的增量贡献。结果：五个人的UPB项被评为烦恼，恐惧和低落；规模结构不受其去除的影响。她们被撤职后，被确定为UPB受害妇女的人数减少了，不再被认定为受害妇女的妇女与未受心理影响的其他妇女没有区别。优势分析表明，与任何其他形式的UPB或IPV相比，网络联系UPB（例如，威胁性呼叫或发短信）对PTSS和抑郁症状的贡献更大。结论：研究结果引起了人们的关注，特别是从业者和决策者需要更好地解决网络UPB及其预防问题，