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Victim Dynamics

Victim Dynamics is a theoretical framework that identifies and analyzes the psychological, behavioral, and relational patterns exhibited by individuals who experience domestic violence, distinguishing it from broader victimization models by focusing on the cyclical and adaptive responses shaped by power imbalances and coercive control within intimate relationships.

440

Publications

32.9K

Citations

933

Authors

441

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

114

Parents

Publications

440

The Cycle of Violence

Cathy Spatz Widom · Science · 1989 · 2K citations

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Prevalence and Consequences of Male-to-female and Female-to-male Intimate Partner Violence as Measured by the National Violence Against Women Survey

Patricia Tjaden, Nancy Thoennes · Violence Against Women · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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Coercive control: how men entrap women in personal life

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 870 citations

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The Differential Effects of Intimate Terrorism and Situational Couple Violence

Michael P. Johnson, Janel M. Leone · Journal of Family Issues · 2005 · 691 citations

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The role of emotional abuse in physically abusive relationships

Diane R. Follingstad, Larry L. Rutledge, Barbara J. Berg et al. · Journal of Family Violence · 1990 · 627 citations

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1–5 of 440

Authors

933

  1. RB
    Richard B. Felson

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 332 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. DR
    Diane R. Follingstad

    University of South Carolina, United States

    4 publications · 738 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. AR
    Alan Rosenbaum

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    4 publications · 717 citations

    4

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  4. DS
    Darlene S. Polek

    University of South Carolina, United States

    4 publications · 738 citations

    4

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  5. LL
    Larry L. Rutledge

    University of South Carolina, United States

    4 publications · 738 citations

    4

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Institutions

441

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    988 citations

  4. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    4K citations

  5. Southern Illinois University Carbondale

    Carbondale, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    611 citations

  6. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    5 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    642 citations

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Venues

  1. Violence Against Women

    VAW · 36 publications · 3.7K citations

    27

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  2. Journal of Family Violence

    27 publications · 2.5K citations

    25

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  3. Violence and Victims

    30 publications · 1.9K citations

    22

    h-index

  4. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    26 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

    h-index

  5. Aggression and Violent Behavior

    8 publications · 715 citations

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