Description:
Among women free of current intimate partner violence (IPV), this study examined associations between posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and three different definitions of intimate partner stalking (IPS): the occurrence of intrusive stalking behaviors; intrusive stalking behaviors plus perceived fear; or intrusive stalking behaviors plus perceived fear and life threat. The relative contributions of fear-and-life-threat-defined IPS and three IPV types (physical, sexual, and psychological) to PTS symptoms and symptom clusters were evaluated, with past-year stressful life events examined as a mediator.