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Methods of filicide: Stepparents and genetic parents kill differently

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Date Issued:
2004
Summary:
Stepparents commit filicide at higher rates than do genetic parents. According to M. Daly and M. I. Wilson (1994), motivational differences generate differences in the methods by which stepparents and genetic parents kill a child. Using Canadian and British databases, Daly and Wilson (1994) found that stepfathers were more likely than genetic fathers to commit filicide by methods revealing feelings of bitterness and resentment not present to the same degree in genetic fathers. Genetic fathers, in contrast, were more likely than stepfathers to commit filicide by methods that often produce a quick and less painful death. Results replicate and extend previous research conducted by Daly and Wilson (1994). Discussion addresses stepparental psychology, limitations of the current study, and future directions for research and clinical application of this topic.
Title: Methods of filicide: Stepparents and genetic parents kill differently.
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Name(s): Weekes, Viviana A.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor
Bjorklund, David F., Thesis Advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 2004
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 61 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Stepparents commit filicide at higher rates than do genetic parents. According to M. Daly and M. I. Wilson (1994), motivational differences generate differences in the methods by which stepparents and genetic parents kill a child. Using Canadian and British databases, Daly and Wilson (1994) found that stepfathers were more likely than genetic fathers to commit filicide by methods revealing feelings of bitterness and resentment not present to the same degree in genetic fathers. Genetic fathers, in contrast, were more likely than stepfathers to commit filicide by methods that often produce a quick and less painful death. Results replicate and extend previous research conducted by Daly and Wilson (1994). Discussion addresses stepparental psychology, limitations of the current study, and future directions for research and clinical application of this topic.
Identifier: 9780496233540 (isbn), 13105 (digitool), FADT13105 (IID), fau:9969 (fedora)
Note(s): Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.
Subject(s): Filicide
Infanticide
Children--Crimes against
Abused children--Mortality
Abusive parents--Psychology
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