Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/1942/28663
Title: | Unwanted Behaviors and Nuisance Behaviors Among Neighbors in a Belgian Community Sample | Authors: | Michaux, Emilie GROENEN, Anne Uzieblo, Katarzyna |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Publisher: | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Source: | JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 32(13), p. 1967-1994 | Abstract: | Unwanted behaviors between (ex-)intimates have been extensively studied, while those behaviors within other contexts such as neighbors have received much less scientific consideration. Research indicates that residents are likely to encounter problem behaviors from their neighbors. Besides the lack of clarity in the conceptualization of problem behaviors among neighbors, little is known on which types of behaviors characterize neighbor problems. In this study, the occurrence of two types of problem behaviors encountered by neighbors was explored within a Belgian community sample: unwanted behaviors such as threats and neighbor nuisance issues such as noise nuisance. By clearly distinguishing those two types of behaviors, this study aimed at contributing to the conceptualization of neighbor problems. Next, the coping strategies used to deal with the neighbor problems were investigated. Our results indicated that unwanted behaviors were more frequently encountered by residents compared with nuisance problems. Four out of 10 respondents reported both unwanted pursuit behavior and nuisance problems. It was especially unlikely to encounter nuisance problems in isolation of unwanted pursuit behaviors. While different coping styles (avoiding the neighbor, confronting the neighbor, and enlisting help from others) were equally used by the stalked participants, none of them was perceived as being more effective in reducing the stalking behaviors. Strikingly, despite being aware of specialized help services such as community mediation services, only a very small subgroup enlisted this kind of professional help. | Notes: | [Michaux, Emilie] Thomas More, Univ Coll, Antwerp, Belgium. [Uzieblo, Katarzyna] Thomas More, Univ Coll, Expertise Unit Hlth Psychol & Psychopathol, Antwerp, Belgium. [Michaux, Emilie; Groenen, Anne; Uzieblo, Katarzyna] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. [Groenen, Anne] Limburg Catholic Univ Coll, Dept Hlth Care, Hasselt, Belgium. [Uzieblo, Katarzyna] Univ Ghent, Forens Psychol, Ghent, Belgium. [Uzieblo, Katarzyna] Univ Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. | Keywords: | unwanted behavior;nuisance problems;neighbors;acquaintance;neighbor dispute;coping | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/28663 | ISSN: | 0886-2605 | e-ISSN: | 1552-6518 | DOI: | 10.1177/0886260515590783 | ISI #: | 000402458900004 | Rights: | The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
Appears in Collections: | Research publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unwanted Behaviors and Nuisance Behaviors Among Neighbors in a Belgian Community Sample.pdf Restricted Access | Published version | 128.32 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
SCOPUSTM
Citations
2
checked on Sep 3, 2020
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
5
checked on Sep 26, 2024
Page view(s)
104
checked on Sep 7, 2022
Download(s)
82
checked on Sep 7, 2022
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.